Hypertext Webster Gateway: "comfit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Comfit \Com"fit\, n. [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}.]
A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved
with sugar and dried; a confection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.
To preserve dry with sugar.
The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . . Thou
comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
comfit
n : candy containing a fruit or nut
v : prepare from ingredients: "This medicine is home-confected"
[syn: {confect}, {confection}]
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