comfiture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kʌm.fɪ.tjʊə/
Etymology
From French confiture, from Latin confectūra.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
Onely let mee love none, no, not the sport / From country grasse, to comfitures of Court […]
1635, John Donne, Loves Usury:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comfitures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |