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  1. comfiturenoun

    A confection, especially of preserved fruit.

  2. Etymology: From confiture, from confectura.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Comfiturenoun

    Sweetmeat.

    Etymology: from comfit, or confecture.

    From country grass to comfitures of court,
    Or city’s quelque-choses, let not report
    My mind transport. John Donne.

Wikipedia

  1. comfiture

    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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Comfiturenoun

    see Comfit, n

  2. Etymology: [F. confiture; cf. LL. confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See Comfit, and cf. Confiture.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of comfiture in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of comfiture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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