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COMFIT

\kˈʌmfɪt], \kˈʌmfɪt], \k_ˈʌ_m_f_ɪ_t]\

Definitions of COMFIT

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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prepare from ingredients; "This medicine is home-confected"
candy containing a fruit or nut

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

candy containing a fruit or nut
make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A dried fruit preserved in sugar; a sweetmeat.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A confection; dry sweetmeat.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Latin] A dry sweetmeat; a confect or confection.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A kind of sweet-meat.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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