FONDANT

fondant

(noun) candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

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



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