SWEETMEAT

sweetmeat

(noun) a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sweetmeat (plural sweetmeats)

A sweet delicacy; a confection

Source: Wiktionary


Sweet"meat`, n.

1. Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a confect; a confection.

2. The paint used in making patent leather.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast. [Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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