comfitn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌmfɪt/,

/ˈkɒmfɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkəmfət/,

/ˈkɑmfət/

Forms: Middle English confeit, confyt, confet, Middle English–1500s confite, Middle English–1700s confit, 1500s confitte, comfet(te, comfyte, comfytt, 1500s–1600s comfitt(e, comfite, 1500s–1700s cumfit, 1600s cumfitt, comfect, 1500s– comfit.

Etymology: Middle English confyt , < Old French confit, confite < Latin confectum , confecta , noun uses of confectus , confecta , confectum , past participle of conficĕre to prepare, make ready ( < com- together + facere to make), whence French confire to preserve, pickle, etc. (Compare confect n.) The change of con- to com-, before f, is English.

a. A sweetmeat made of some fruit, root, etc., preserved with sugar; now usually a small round or oval mass of sugar enclosing a caraway seed, almond, etc.; a sugar-plum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > drop, lozenge, or comfit

comfit1334

pastille1451

table1580

confect1587

violet tables1620

sugar-pluma1668

plum1694

nonpareil1697

rose drop1727

lemon-drop1807

drop1818

jujube1835

pear drop1852

pandrop1877

conversation lozenge1905

cushion1906

fruit drop1907

1334–5 Bursar's Acc. (Merton College Rec. MS.) Gingebr' confit dim. lib. viid.

c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 574/36 Confectio, confyt.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. v. 119 They that make confections and confytes and medecynes.

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 161 They wyll eate magots as fast as we wyll eate comfets.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xxvi. 43 Coriander Confittes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 20 Let it..haile-kissing Comfits .

1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 5 Condited Almonds, vulgarly called Almond Comfits.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 196 Wine is drunk, comfits are eaten, and the gift is forgotten when the flavour is past away.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xi. lvii. 324 [He] distributed..comfits to the rest of the juvenile party.

†b. Hence, in comfit. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved in sugar

in comfitc1430

confite1484

confect1558

comfited1599

candied?1600

condited1626

confected1808

c1430 Two Cookery-bks. 8 Take red anys in comfyte.

c1430 Two Cookery-bks. 34 Brawn in comfyte.

a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 166 With carawey in confite.

†c. plural. Liquid or syrupy ‘preserves’; jelly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > preserve > [noun] > jelly

comfits1725

currant jelly1747

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Pears Do not take the Pan off the Fire, till such time as you judge the Fruit [Pears] done enough..then take the Pan off the Fire, and put your Comfits into some Earthen Vessel.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Syrup They do not make liquid Comfits of Violets.

Compounds

comfit-cake n.

ΚΠ

1600 R. Sidney Let. in Nugæ Antiquæ (1769) I. 122 To eat two morsels of rich comfit cake.

comfit-maker n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing confectionery > [noun] > confectioner

confectioner1591

comfit-maker1594

candier1598

confectionary1605

confectioness1640

dulciary1657

peel-maker1844

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 55 Such as the Confit-makers vse to put their confites in.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 243 You sweare like a comfit-makers wife.

1631 T. Dekker Match mee in London i. i. 65 A Comfitmaker with rotten teeth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† comfitv.

Forms: Also confit.

Etymology: originally perhaps < Old French confiter, < confit ; afterwards referred directly to comfit n.

Obsolete.

transitive.

†1. To prepare, make into a ‘preparation’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)] > prepare by mixing

mingOE

meddlec1350

compoundc1384

temper1390

mix1482

comfit1483

confect1575

mingle1587

to make up1649

concoct1676

amalgamate1821

to rub in1844

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 243/4 Take thyse thynges & confyte them with the Juse of porret.

2. To preserve, to pickle; esp. (in later use) to preserve with sugar, make into a comfit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > pickle or preserve [verb (transitive)]

souse1387

conditec1420

comfit1484

pickle1526

confect1558

preserve1563

marl1598

murine1656

marble1661

mango1728

caveach1739

to put down1782

process1878

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > pickle or preserve [verb (transitive)] > preserve with sugar

conditec1420

comfit1484

candy?1537

conserve1538

confect1558

candite1693

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxliii. 190 His herte confyted in spyeces I had made themperour and his wyf to ete hit.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. lviii. 520 The Apothecaries..do use to preserve and comfit the roote of Eryngium.

1629 J. Cole Of Death 174 The Comfit-maker or Apottecarie that comfites them [Walnuts or Figges].

1656 A. Cowley Muse in Pindaric Odes The Fruit..Thou comfitest in Sweets to make it last.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Purslain If you would comfit your Purslain..powder them well with Salt and Cloves..fill the Pot with good Vinegar.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tansy The Root being comfited with some Honey.

1736 N. Bailey Dict. Domesticum 36 Apples comfited whole or in halves.

3. Humorously for comfort; in second quot. with pun, implying ‘to help (oneself) to comfits’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve

froverc900

hearteOE

lighteOE

onlightc1175

salvec1175

leathc1200

solace1297

stillc1315

to put in comfortc1320

easec1385

comfort1389

fordilla1400

recomforta1400

ronea1400

solancea1400

cheer?a1425

acheerc1450

consolate1477

repease1483

dilla1500

recreate?a1500

sporta1500

dulcerate?1586

comfit1598

comfortize1600

reassure1604

sweeten1647

console1693

re-establish1722

release1906

1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia Comfit thyself, sweet Tom, with Cicero's glorious return to Rome.

1631 T. Heywood Fair Maid of West: 1st Pt. v. 58 I will make bold to march in towards your banquet, and there comfit my selfe, and cast all carawayes downe my throat.

Derivatives

comfited adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective]

conditec1420

well-cured?a1425

confite1484

pickled1552

confect1558

soused1568

preserved1569

comfited1599

condited1626

confected1808

processed1876

tubbed1882

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved in sugar

in comfitc1430

confite1484

confect1558

comfited1599

candied?1600

condited1626

confected1808

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 117/2 Take confitede mettes, cut them smalle, and contunde them to pappe.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Appetite Comfited Mulberries or Almonds.

comfiting n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun]

pickling1498

sousing1551

potting1569

comfiting1580

conditure1596

marling1598

comfiture1601

preservinga1610

confecting1626

conditing1681

conservation1869

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving with sugar

comfiting1580

candying1598

confecting1626

reconditure1657

conserving1671

conditing1681

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Confiction ou confiture, a confiction, or confiting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comfit
释义	comfitn. Brit. /ˈkʌmfɪt/, /ˈkɒmfɪt/, U.S. /ˈkəmfət/, /ˈkɑmfət/ Forms: Middle English confeit, confyt, confet, Middle English–1500s confite, Middle English–1700s confit, 1500s confitte, comfet(te, comfyte, comfytt, 1500s–1600s comfitt(e, comfite, 1500s–1700s cumfit, 1600s cumfitt, comfect, 1500s– comfit. Etymology: Middle English confyt , < Old French confit, confite < Latin confectum , confecta , noun uses of confectus , confecta , confectum , past participle of conficĕre to prepare, make ready ( < com- together + facere to make), whence French confire to preserve, pickle, etc. (Compare confect n.) The change of con- to com-, before f, is English. a. A sweetmeat made of some fruit, root, etc., preserved with sugar; now usually a small round or oval mass of sugar enclosing a caraway seed, almond, etc.; a sugar-plum. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > drop, lozenge, or comfit comfit1334 pastille1451 table1580 confect1587 violet tables1620 sugar-pluma1668 plum1694 nonpareil1697 rose drop1727 lemon-drop1807 drop1818 jujube1835 pear drop1852 pandrop1877 conversation lozenge1905 cushion1906 fruit drop1907 1334–5 Bursar's Acc. (Merton College Rec. MS.) Gingebr' confit dim. lib. viid. c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 574/36 Confectio, confyt. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. v. 119 They that make confections and confytes and medecynes. a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 161 They wyll eate magots as fast as we wyll eate comfets. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xxvi. 43 Coriander Confittes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 20 Let it..haile-kissing Comfits . View more context for this quotation 1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 5 Condited Almonds, vulgarly called Almond Comfits. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 196 Wine is drunk, comfits are eaten, and the gift is forgotten when the flavour is past away. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xi. lvii. 324 [He] distributed..comfits to the rest of the juvenile party. †b. Hence, in comfit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved in sugar in comfitc1430 confite1484 confect1558 comfited1599 candied?1600 condited1626 confected1808 c1430 Two Cookery-bks. 8 Take red anys in comfyte. c1430 Two Cookery-bks. 34 Brawn in comfyte. a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 166 With carawey in confite. †c. plural. Liquid or syrupy ‘preserves’; jelly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > preserve > [noun] > jelly comfits1725 currant jelly1747 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Pears Do not take the Pan off the Fire, till such time as you judge the Fruit [Pears] done enough..then take the Pan off the Fire, and put your Comfits into some Earthen Vessel. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Syrup They do not make liquid Comfits of Violets. Compounds comfit-cake n. ΚΠ 1600 R. Sidney Let. in Nugæ Antiquæ (1769) I. 122 To eat two morsels of rich comfit cake. comfit-maker n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing confectionery > [noun] > confectioner confectioner1591 comfit-maker1594 candier1598 confectionary1605 confectioness1640 dulciary1657 peel-maker1844 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 55 Such as the Confit-makers vse to put their confites in. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 243 You sweare like a comfit-makers wife. View more context for this quotation 1631 T. Dekker Match mee in London i. i. 65 A Comfitmaker with rotten teeth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † comfitv. Forms: Also confit. Etymology: originally perhaps < Old French confiter, < confit ; afterwards referred directly to comfit n. Obsolete. transitive. †1. To prepare, make into a ‘preparation’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)] > prepare by mixing mingOE meddlec1350 compoundc1384 temper1390 mix1482 comfit1483 confect1575 mingle1587 to make up1649 concoct1676 amalgamate1821 to rub in1844 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 243/4 Take thyse thynges & confyte them with the Juse of porret. 2. To preserve, to pickle; esp. (in later use) to preserve with sugar, make into a comfit. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > pickle or preserve [verb (transitive)] souse1387 conditec1420 comfit1484 pickle1526 confect1558 preserve1563 marl1598 murine1656 marble1661 mango1728 caveach1739 to put down1782 process1878 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > pickle or preserve [verb (transitive)] > preserve with sugar conditec1420 comfit1484 candy?1537 conserve1538 confect1558 candite1693 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxliii. 190 His herte confyted in spyeces I had made themperour and his wyf to ete hit. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. lviii. 520 The Apothecaries..do use to preserve and comfit the roote of Eryngium. 1629 J. Cole Of Death 174 The Comfit-maker or Apottecarie that comfites them [Walnuts or Figges]. 1656 A. Cowley Muse in Pindaric Odes The Fruit..Thou comfitest in Sweets to make it last. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Purslain If you would comfit your Purslain..powder them well with Salt and Cloves..fill the Pot with good Vinegar. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tansy The Root being comfited with some Honey. 1736 N. Bailey Dict. Domesticum 36 Apples comfited whole or in halves. 3. Humorously for comfort; in second quot. with pun, implying ‘to help (oneself) to comfits’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve froverc900 hearteOE lighteOE onlightc1175 salvec1175 leathc1200 solace1297 stillc1315 to put in comfortc1320 easec1385 comfort1389 fordilla1400 recomforta1400 ronea1400 solancea1400 cheer?a1425 acheerc1450 consolate1477 repease1483 dilla1500 recreate?a1500 sporta1500 dulcerate?1586 comfit1598 comfortize1600 reassure1604 sweeten1647 console1693 re-establish1722 release1906 1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia Comfit thyself, sweet Tom, with Cicero's glorious return to Rome. 1631 T. Heywood Fair Maid of West: 1st Pt. v. 58 I will make bold to march in towards your banquet, and there comfit my selfe, and cast all carawayes downe my throat. Derivatives comfited adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] conditec1420 well-cured?a1425 confite1484 pickled1552 confect1558 soused1568 preserved1569 comfited1599 condited1626 confected1808 processed1876 tubbed1882 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved in sugar in comfitc1430 confite1484 confect1558 comfited1599 candied?1600 condited1626 confected1808 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 117/2 Take confitede mettes, cut them smalle, and contunde them to pappe. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Appetite Comfited Mulberries or Almonds. comfiting n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] pickling1498 sousing1551 potting1569 comfiting1580 conditure1596 marling1598 comfiture1601 preservinga1610 confecting1626 conditing1681 conservation1869 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving with sugar comfiting1580 candying1598 confecting1626 reconditure1657 conserving1671 conditing1681 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Confiction ou confiture, a confiction, or confiting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1334v.1483
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