pomfret

[ pom-frit, puhm- ]

/ ˈpɒm frɪt, ˈpʌm- /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) pom·fret, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pom·frets.

any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

any of several East Indian stromateid fishes, especially Stromateoides argenteus, valued as food.

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Origin of pomfret

First recorded in 1720–30; earlier pamplee, pamflet, pomphlet; compare French pample, Portuguese pampo

Words nearby pomfret

pome, pomegranate, pomelo, Pomerania, Pomeranian, pomfret, pomiculture, pomiferous, Pommard, pomme blanche, pommée

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How to use pomfret in a sentence

Therein of course lies the cleverness of the book; it is full of atmosphere, and the atmosphere is full of dust, Pomfret dust.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
At Pomfret and West Point he owed to his drawing whatever distinction he had attained.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
I'll speak to Pomfret about having a room ready in the East Wing for him.
Lyre and Lancet|F. Anstey
Montagu lay motionless at Pomfret as the little army marched by him to the south.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8)|John Richard Green

I sent 'Pomfret'—and Shelley is returned, and the letters, in the same parcel—but my letter goes by the post as you see.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for pomfret (1 of 2)

pomfret¹

pomfret-cake

/ (ˈpʌmfrɪt, ˈpɒm-) /

noun

a small black rounded confection of liquoriceAlso called: Pontefract cake

Word Origin for pomfret

C19: from Pomfret, earlier form of Pontefract, where the cake was originally made

British Dictionary definitions for pomfret (2 of 2)

pomfret²

/ (ˈpɒmfrɪt) /

noun

any of various fishes of the genus Stromateidae of the Indian and Pacific oceans: valued as food fishes

any of various scombroid fishes, esp Brama raii, of northern oceans: valued as food fishes

Word Origin for pomfret

C18: perhaps from a diminutive form of Portuguese pampo

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