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ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm-com·fit
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Princeton's WordNet
comfitverb
candy containing a fruit or nut
confect, confection, comfitverb
make into a confection
"This medicine is home-confected"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
COMFITnoun
A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit or root preserved with sugar, and dried.
Etymology: konfit, Dutch. It should seem that both are formed by hasty pronunciation from confect.
By feeding me on beans and pease,
He crams in nasty crevices,
And turns to comfits by his arts,
To make me relish for desserts. Hudibras, p. iii. cant. i.To Comfitverb
To preserve dry with sugar.
Etymology: from the noun.
The fruit that does so quickly waste,
Men scarce can see it, much less taste,
Thou comfitest in streets to make it last. Abraham Cowley.
Wikipedia
Comfit
Comfits are confectionery consisting of dried fruits, nuts, seeds or spices coated with sugar candy, often through sugar panning. Almond comfits (also known as "sugared almonds" or "Jordan almonds") in a muslin bag or other decorative container are a traditional gift at baptism and wedding celebrations in many countries of Europe and the Middle East, a custom which has spread to other countries such as Australia and Puerto Rico. Licorice comfits (sometimes sold as torpedoes) are typically multi-colored, while almond comfits are usually white for weddings and may be brightly colored for other occasions. A late medieval recipe for comfits is based on anise seeds, and suggests also making comfits with fennel, caraway, coriander, and diced ginger. These aniseed comfits seem to be a precursor of modern aniseed balls.
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comfit
A comfit is a type of confectionery consisting of a small piece of food, such as a nut, seed, or spice, coated in sugar. It is often used as a decorative addition to desserts or served as a sweet treat. The process involves repeatedly coating the food item with sugar syrup until a hard, glossy shell is formed.
Webster Dictionary
Comfitnoun
a dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection
Comfitverb
to preserve dry with sugar
Etymology: [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Confect.]
Wikidata
Comfit
Comfits are confectionery consisting of dried fruits, nuts, seeds or spices coated with sugar candy. Almond comfits in a muslin bag or other decorative container, are a traditional gift at baptism and wedding celebrations in many countries of Europe and the Middle East, a custom which has spread to other countries such as Australia and Puerto Rico. While licorice comfits are multi-coloured, almond comfits are usually white for weddings but may be brightly coloured for other occasions. A late medieval recipe for comfits is based on anise seeds, and suggests also making comfits with fennel, caraway, coriander, and diced ginger. These aniseed comfits seem to be a precursor of modern aniseed balls. ⁕ French almond comfits for a baptism ⁕ Red almond comfits called "Confetti rossi" are used in Italy to celebrate the conferring of a degree.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Comfit
kum′fit, n. a sweetmeat made of fruit and sugar, &c. [A doublet of Confect; from Fr. confit, confiture—L. conficĕre, to make up.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comfit in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comfit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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