fondant
(noun) candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fondant (countable and uncountable, plural fondants)
(usually, uncountable) A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
(countable) A candy filled with such a preparation.
(food) A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine.
(usually, uncountable) Fondue.
(usually, uncountable) The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion.
fondant (not comparable)
(heraldry) Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Fon"dant (fon"dant; Fr. fôN`däN"), n. [F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See Found to cast.]
Definition: A kind of soft sweetmeat made by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, usually molded; as, cherry fondant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
