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SWEETMEAT

\swˈiːtmiːt], \swˈiːtmiːt], \s_w_ˈiː_t_m_iː_t]\

Definitions of SWEETMEAT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The paint used in making patent leather.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Fruit or nuts preserved with sugar.

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

Confections made wholly or chiefly of sugar.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A confection or conserve of sugar.

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

A confection, preserve, or the like.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, nuts, orange peel, and the like.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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