sweetmeat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sweetmeat
First recorded before 1150; Old English swētmete, swōmete “delicacy” (not recorded in Middle English ); see sweet, meat
Vocabulary lists containing sweetmeat
Example Sentences
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Media footage showed a man feeding the convicts sweetmeat outside the jail after touching the feet of one of them, a mark of respect.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2022
While my parents devoted their time and energy to the service, I daydreamed about the forthcoming sweetmeat, a symphony of tabla and harmonium scoring my reverie.
From Salon • May 2, 2022
And yet even my mighty sweet tooth has met its match in the form of a cinematic sweetmeat: “To All the Boys: Always and Forever.”
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2021
The edible sweetmeat scenery has a fluorescent glare.
From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2013
For dessert, they scooped the sweetmeat from coconut shells, licking the juice from their fingers.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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