sweetmeat

[ sweet-meet ]

/ ˈswitˌmit /

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noun

a sweet delicacy, prepared with sugar, honey, or the like, as preserves, candy, or, formerly, cakes or pastry.

Usually sweetmeats. any sweet delicacy of the confectionery or candy kind, as candied fruit, sugar-covered nuts, sugarplums, bonbons, or balls or sticks of candy.

Origin of sweetmeat

before 1150; Old English swētmete (not recorded in ME); see sweet, meat

Words nearby sweetmeat

sweetleaf, sweetman, sweet marjoram, sweet marten, sweetmeal, sweetmeat, sweet mock orange, sweetness and light, sweet nothings, sweet oil, sweet pea

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Example sentences from the Web for sweetmeat

When bits of sweetmeat lodged in the teeth, the sucket fork doubled as a nifty toothpick.
The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Cartloads of the sweetmeat were sold every day, and the Brahman in a short time became very rich.
Folk-Tales of Bengal|Lal Behari Day
When she had eaten, he told her what sweetmeat it was she had so relished.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2|Rupert Hughes
This is never used as bread, but commonly preserved as a sweetmeat.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds

A bowl of sweets is brought, she yawns, takes a bit of sweetmeat, and throws herself on the soft cushions.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin
Lucy Sterling asked her in the most kind manner what she could think to get by her contention about a piece of sweetmeat.
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago|E. V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for sweetmeat

sweetmeat

/ (ˈswiːtˌmiːt) /

noun

a sweetened delicacy, such as a preserve, sweet, or, formerly, a cake or pastry

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单词	sweetmeat
释义	sweetmeat [ sweet-meet ] / ˈswitˌmit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sweetmeat ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sweet delicacy, prepared with sugar, honey, or the like, as preserves, candy, or, formerly, cakes or pastry. Usually sweetmeats. any sweet delicacy of the confectionery or candy kind, as candied fruit, sugar-covered nuts, sugarplums, bonbons, or balls or sticks of candy. Origin of sweetmeat before 1150; Old English swētmete (not recorded in ME); see sweet, meat Words nearby sweetmeat sweetleaf, sweetman, sweet marjoram, sweet marten, sweetmeal, sweetmeat, sweet mock orange, sweetness and light, sweet nothings, sweet oil, sweet pea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweetmeat When bits of sweetmeat lodged in the teeth, the sucket fork doubled as a nifty toothpick. The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’\|Bee Wilson\|October 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Cartloads of the sweetmeat were sold every day, and the Brahman in a short time became very rich. Folk-Tales of Bengal\|Lal Behari Day When she had eaten, he told her what sweetmeat it was she had so relished. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2\|Rupert Hughes This is never used as bread, but commonly preserved as a sweetmeat. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds A bowl of sweets is brought, she yawns, takes a bit of sweetmeat, and throws herself on the soft cushions. From Pole to Pole\|Sven Anders Hedin Lucy Sterling asked her in the most kind manner what she could think to get by her contention about a piece of sweetmeat. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago\|E. V. Lucas British Dictionary definitions for sweetmeat sweetmeat / (ˈswiːtˌmiːt) / noun a sweetened delicacy, such as a preserve, sweet, or, formerly, a cake or pastry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sweetmeat dessert, confection, snack, candy, chocolate, sweet, bonbon, confectionery, enjoyment, joy, delight, pudding, gratification, pleasure, confiture, sugarplum, preserves, pie, sweetmeats, comfit
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sweetmeat

noun

Origin of sweetmeat

Words nearby sweetmeat

Example sentences from the Web for sweetmeat

British Dictionary definitions for sweetmeat

noun

Words related to sweetmeat