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CANDIED
candied, crystalized, crystalised, glace
(adjective) (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
candied, sugar-coated
(adjective) encrusted with sugar or syrup; “candied grapefruit peel”
CANDY
sugarcoat, glaze, candy
(verb) coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
candied
simple past tense and past participle of candy
Adjective
candied (comparative more candied, superlative most candied)
coated or encrusted with sugar
preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent
(figurative) Pleasing, flattering.
Synonyms
• crystallized
Anagrams
• Candide
Source: Wiktionary
Can"died, a. Etym: [From 1st Candy.]
1. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits.
2. (a) Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup. (b) Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied raisins. (c) Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering. Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp. Shak.
3. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy. Will the cold brook, Candiedwith ice, caudle thy morning tast Shak.
CANDY
Can"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Candied; p. pr & vb. n. Candying.] Etym: [F. candir (cf. It. candire, Sp. azúcar cande or candi), fr. Ar. & Pers. qand, fr. Skr. Khan\'c8da piece, sugar in pieces or lumps, fr. khan\'c8, khad to break.]
1. To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.
2. To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.
3. To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy. Those frosts that winter brings Which candy every green. Drayson.
Can"dy, v. i.
1. To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
2. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
Can"dy n. Etym: [F. candi. See Candy, v. t.]
Definition: A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flavored or colored, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc.
Candy, n. Etym: [Mahratta khan\'c8i, Tamil kan\'c8i.]
Definition: A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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