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 Definitions of sweetmeat  [ˈswitˌmit]  

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Definition of 'sweetmeat' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sweetmeat
(formerly) a sweetened cake or pastry.

2.  sweetmeat
any confection or candy, as candied fruit.

Etymology:  (bef. 1150)

Definition of 'sweetmeat' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sweetmeat
a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)


Definition of 'sweetmeat' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) sweetmeat
fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a confect; a confection

2. (noun) sweetmeat
the paint used in making patent leather

3. (noun) sweetmeat
a boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast



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