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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
comfit
    n 1: candy containing a fruit or nut
    v 1: make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
         [syn: confect, confection, comfit]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comfit \Com"fit\, n. [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.
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.
   To preserve dry with sugar.
   [1913 Webster]

         The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .
         Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
   [1913 Webster]
Thesaurus Results for Comfit:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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