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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A confection, especially of preserved fruit. obsolete

   "Onely let mee love none, no, not the sport / From country grasse, to comfitures of Court […]"

Synonyms

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confiture

Example

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"Onely let mee love none, no, not the sport / From country grasse, to comfitures of Court […]"

Etymology

From French confiture, from Latin confectūra.

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