comfit

[ kuhm-fit, kom- ]

/ ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm- /

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noun

a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Origin of comfit

1300–50; Middle English confit<Middle French <Latin confectum something prepared. See confect

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH comfit

comfit , comfort

Words nearby comfit

come up to, come up with, come what may, come with the territory, COMEX, comfit, comfort, comfortable, comfortableness, comfort animal, comfort eating

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How to use comfit in a sentence

I had always, from earliest childhood, been outrageously fond of this delicate comfit.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
Dora took courage beneath the caressing hand: "I like to be a comfit to mother best," she vouchsafed, brightly daring.
A Sheaf of Corn|Mary E. Mann
Of these early ordinaries the earliest known to be licensed goes as far back as 1634, when Samuel Cole, comfit-maker, kept it.
Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs|Samuel Adams Drake
Comfit boxes—Boxes divided into compartments in which were rare spices, handed round with dessert.
Chats on Household Curios|Fred W. Burgess

They passed their jeweled comfit-boxes one to another and whispered their content in the head butterfly's practical prudence.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc|Mark Twain

British Dictionary definitions for comfit

comfit

/ (ˈkʌmfɪt, ˈkɒm-) /

noun

a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed

Word Origin for comfit

C15: from Old French, from Latin confectum something prepared, from conficere to produce; see confect

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comfit

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