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▪ I. candite, n. Min.|ˈkændaɪt|
[f. Candy, now Kandy, in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).]
A variety of Spinel, dark green or brown to black, found in Ceylon, also called Ceylonite or Iron-Magnesia Spinel. (Dana.)
1844Phillips Min. 138 It was called Candite by Bournon.
▪ II. † canˈdite, v. Obs. rare—1.
[After It. candito candied, pa. pple. of candire to candy; also canditare ‘to candy with hard sugar’.]
= candy v.
1693Sir T. Blount Nat. Hist. 61 [Ginger]..Transported Candited into Forreign Parts. [? error for candied.] |