comfit

American  

[kuhm-fit, kom-] / ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm- /

noun

1. a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.

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comfit British  

/ ˈkʌmfɪt, ˈkɒm- /

noun

1. a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed

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Etymology

Origin of comfit

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

Example Sentences

And he bought a round red lacquered comfit dish with a cover, and in this he put sesame cakes and larded sweets and he put the box on the table.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

The great tigress instantly bounded forward like an obedient hound, and placed its fore-paws on her knees, while she playfully held a sugared comfit high above its head.

From Ardath by Corelli, Marie

"Ah, mamma," exclaim'd Emma, as home they return'd, "Ev'ry penny you give me I'll save; Neither gingerbread, comfit, nor nut will I buy, Till a basket of Jem's I can have."

From The Keepsake or, Poems and Pictures for Childhood and Youth by Anonymous

Then I saw the beautifully cut lips of my judge part, that the voice might slide forth, and, taking a comfit, he tittered, with unchanging tint and sweetest tone, the three words, "Apply the question."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 by Various

He had picked it to pieces, had avoided the snap, and had found a large comfit like an egg with a rough shell inside.

From The Brownies and Other Tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty