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

She coaxed me to endure, and called me her little Miss Honey-bee, but would not promise me a comfit; so I ran away before my cap was tied on.

From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Brilliana clapped her hands like a child that has been promised some coveted comfit.

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

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

I gave it a little comfit, and it turned up its dusky countenance to her and then to me, taking my sweetmeat and at the same time kissing my hand.

From An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans by Child, Lydia Maria Francis