COMFITURE

Etymology

Noun

comfiture (plural comfitures)

(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.

Source: Wiktionary


Com"fi*ture, n. Etym: [F. confiture; cf. LL. confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See Comfit, and cf. Confiture.]

Definition: See Comfit, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 December 2024

SINCERE

(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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