comfit

[ kuhm-fit, kom- ]

/ ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm- /

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noun

a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.

Nearby words

cometary, cometh, cometic, comeuppance, comex, comfit, comfort, comfort food, comfort letter, comfort station, comfort stop

Origin of comfit

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

Can be confused

comfit comfort

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Examples from the Web for comfit

I congratulated Mrs. Comfit on the happiness of living in so valuable a family.
Coelebs In Search of a Wife|Hannah More
Comfit boxes—Boxes divided into compartments in which were rare spices, handed round with dessert.
Chats on Household Curios|Fred W. Burgess
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
I've 'ad enough of a tipsy missus, and an' ouse without an atim o' comfit!
A Sheaf of Corn|Mary E. Mann

You expected me to protest it daily: to repeat the tale as a child repeats its lesson for a comfit.
A Breath of Prairie and other stories|Will Lillibridge

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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comfit

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