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
Caraway comfits consist of these fruits encrusted with white sugar; but why the wife of a comfit maker should be given to swearing, as Shakespeare avers, it is not easy to see.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
Some one will have discovered a new comfit, and word will go round that Mademoiselle So-and-So, who is a great lady, has fallen in love with a poor gentleman.
From The Grey Cloak by Peirce, Thomas Mitchell
And after a while, when there had been comfit talk and sipping of sweet wine, one sang, and another followed, while the company listened, for they were of those who have ears to hear.
From Sir Mortimer by Johnston, Mary
They have vinegar also, and a kind of comfit, like that called Natef by the Arabs and some others.
