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Pronunciation : Com"fit
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : Defn: A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Com"fit
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To preserve dry with sugar. The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . . Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. Cowley.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913