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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Comfit \Com"fit\, noun [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Confect}.] A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Comfit \Com"fit\, verb (used with an object) To preserve dry with sugar.
The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . . Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
comfit
noun: candy containing a fruit or nut
verb: make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" [syn: {confect}, {confection}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "comfit": Jell-O, blancmange, candy, compote, confection, confectionery, confiture, conserve, frosting, gelatin, glaze, honey, icing, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse, preserve, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, tutti-frutti, whipped cream
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