Definition of comfit in English:

comfit

noun ˈkʌmfɪt

dated

A sweet consisting of a nut, seed, or other centre coated in sugar.
〈旧〉夹心糖果
Example sentencesExamples
- They would often prepare egg custard, comfits, lambs' tails, white sugar sweets, fig pies and wafers, and give their mothers nosegays of wild flowers that had been blessed in church.
- Early versions contained caraway comfits; seeds alone came into use in the 18th century.
- The winning pudding, from staff at Bentleys Restaurant in Shelf, sat on a pot roast of Yorkshire lamb, comfit of local vegetables with Wakefield leek, keelan potatoes and jus of garden mint.
- Left whole and coated with sugar rather than roasted, the seeds make a dessert-type treat called coriander comfit.
- The rustle and bustle that regularly sweeps the British front row at the shows is usually just some generous soul handing round a bag of licorice comfits.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French confit, from Latin confectum 'something prepared', neuter past participle of conficere 'put together' (see confect).

Definition of comfit in US English:

comfit

noun

dated

A candy consisting of a nut, seed, or other center coated in sugar.
〈旧〉夹心糖果
Example sentencesExamples
- They would often prepare egg custard, comfits, lambs' tails, white sugar sweets, fig pies and wafers, and give their mothers nosegays of wild flowers that had been blessed in church.
- Early versions contained caraway comfits; seeds alone came into use in the 18th century.
- Left whole and coated with sugar rather than roasted, the seeds make a dessert-type treat called coriander comfit.
- The rustle and bustle that regularly sweeps the British front row at the shows is usually just some generous soul handing round a bag of licorice comfits.
- The winning pudding, from staff at Bentleys Restaurant in Shelf, sat on a pot roast of Yorkshire lamb, comfit of local vegetables with Wakefield leek, keelan potatoes and jus of garden mint.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French confit, from Latin confectum ‘something prepared’, neuter past participle of conficere ‘put together’ (see confect).

单词	comfit
释义	Definition of comfit in English: comfit noun ˈkʌmfɪt dated A sweet consisting of a nut, seed, or other centre coated in sugar. 〈旧〉夹心糖果 Example sentencesExamples They would often prepare egg custard, comfits, lambs' tails, white sugar sweets, fig pies and wafers, and give their mothers nosegays of wild flowers that had been blessed in church. Early versions contained caraway comfits; seeds alone came into use in the 18th century. The winning pudding, from staff at Bentleys Restaurant in Shelf, sat on a pot roast of Yorkshire lamb, comfit of local vegetables with Wakefield leek, keelan potatoes and jus of garden mint. Left whole and coated with sugar rather than roasted, the seeds make a dessert-type treat called coriander comfit. The rustle and bustle that regularly sweeps the British front row at the shows is usually just some generous soul handing round a bag of licorice comfits. Origin Middle English: from Old French confit, from Latin confectum 'something prepared', neuter past participle of conficere 'put together' (see confect). Definition of comfit in US English: comfit noun dated A candy consisting of a nut, seed, or other center coated in sugar. 〈旧〉夹心糖果 Example sentencesExamples They would often prepare egg custard, comfits, lambs' tails, white sugar sweets, fig pies and wafers, and give their mothers nosegays of wild flowers that had been blessed in church. Early versions contained caraway comfits; seeds alone came into use in the 18th century. Left whole and coated with sugar rather than roasted, the seeds make a dessert-type treat called coriander comfit. The rustle and bustle that regularly sweeps the British front row at the shows is usually just some generous soul handing round a bag of licorice comfits. The winning pudding, from staff at Bentleys Restaurant in Shelf, sat on a pot roast of Yorkshire lamb, comfit of local vegetables with Wakefield leek, keelan potatoes and jus of garden mint. Origin Middle English: from Old French confit, from Latin confectum ‘something prepared’, neuter past participle of conficere ‘put together’ (see confect).
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