英语词汇“comfit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

comfit

/ˈkʌmfɪt

noun dated

A sweet consisting of a nut, seed, or other centre coated in sugar.They would often prepare egg custard, comfits, lambs' tails, white sugar sweets, fig pies and wafers, and give their mothers nosegays of wild flowers that had been blessed in church....

Early versions contained caraway comfits; seeds alone came into use in the 18th century.
The rustle and bustle that regularly sweeps the British front row at the shows is usually just some generous soul handing round a bag of licorice comfits.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French confit, from Latin confectum 'something prepared', neuter past participle of conficere 'put together' (see confect).

单词	comfit
释义	comfit /ˈkʌmfɪt / noun dated A sweet consisting of a nut, seed, or other centre coated in sugar.They would often prepare egg custard, comfits, lambs' tails, white sugar sweets, fig pies and wafers, and give their mothers nosegays of wild flowers that had been blessed in church.... Early versions contained caraway comfits; seeds alone came into use in the 18th century. The rustle and bustle that regularly sweeps the British front row at the shows is usually just some generous soul handing round a bag of licorice comfits. Origin Middle English: from Old French confit, from Latin confectum 'something prepared', neuter past participle of conficere 'put together' (see confect).
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