com·fit (k m f t, k m-)n. A confection that consists of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut coated with sugar. [Middle English confit, from Old French, from Latin c  nfectum, thing prepared, neuter past participle of cnficere, to prepare : com-, com- + facere, to make; see dh - in Indo-European roots.] |
comfit
Noun
a sugar-coated sweet [Latin confectum something prepared]
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| Noun | 1. | comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar |
| Verb | 1. | comfit - make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
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