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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.
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Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.
To preserve dry with sugar.
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The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .
Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
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