comfit

Example Sentences

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And he bought a round red lacquered comfit dish with a cover, and in this he put sesame cakes and larded sweets and he put the box on the table.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

"Pay!" says he, "Pedlar I am who through this wood to roam, One lock of her hair is gold enough for me, For apple, peach, comfit, or honeycomb!"

From Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume II. by De la Mare, Walter

"Ah, mamma," exclaim'd Emma, as home they return'd, "Ev'ry penny you give me I'll save; Neither gingerbread, comfit, nor nut will I buy, Till a basket of Jem's I can have."

From The Keepsake or, Poems and Pictures for Childhood and Youth by Anonymous

Now, suppose you boys wait for me here while I step around and leave this little comfit with Mrs. Badger with my mother’s compliments.”

From Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond by Overton, Mark

As to the comfit, it was eaten by one of the dogs, who had come down earliest of all.

From The Brownies and Other Tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty