comfit

[kuhm-fit, kom-]

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noun

a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.

Origin of comfit

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

Can be confusedcomfit comfort

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Related Words for comfit

confectionery, dessert, confection, candy, pudding, pie, sweetmeats, comfit, pastries

Examples from the Web for comfit

Historical Examples of comfit

I've 'ad enough of a tipsy missus, and an' ouse without an atim o' comfit!
A Sheaf of Corn
Mary E. Mann
"Let us eat together," he said, and dropped a comfit into his own mouth.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete
Gilbert Parker
Dicky lighted a cigarette and tossed a comfit at a pariah dog.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete
Gilbert Parker
Of what meannesses will not love be guilty: it drove me to have recourse to my friend Mrs. Comfit to dissipate my doubts.
Coelebs In Search of a Wife
Hannah More
But I never could refuse your sweetheart either a comfit or an absolution all my days.
Joan of the Sword Hand
S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for comfit

comfit

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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Word Origin and History for comfit

early 14c., "sugarplum," from Old French confit "preserved fruit," from Latin confectum, from confectionem (see confection).