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

As to the comfit, it was eaten by one of the dogs, who had come down earliest of all.

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

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

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)

Then she had laughed; but a comfit dish of marvelous workmanship was shattered between her nervous fingers.

From International Short Stories: French by Cheneviere, A.