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Pronunciation : Can"dy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. candir (cf. It. candire, Sp. az?car cande or candi), fr. Ar. & Pers. qand, fr. Skr. Khan\'c8da piece, sugar in pieces or lumps, fr. khan\'c8, khad to break.]
Definition : 1. To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

2. To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.

3. To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy. Those frosts that winter brings Which candy every green. Drayson.

t. [imp. & p. p. Candied; p. pr & vb. n. Candying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Can"dy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.

2. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Can"dy n.
Etymology : [F. candi. See Candy, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flavored or colored, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Candy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Mahratta khan\'c8i, Tamil kan\'c8i.]
Definition : Defn: A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913