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comfit (encz) | comfit,bonbon n: Zdeněk Brož |
Comfit (gcide) | Comfit \Com"fit\, n. [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to
preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere
to make. See Fact, and cf. Confect.]
A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved
with sugar and dried; a confection.
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Comfit (gcide) | Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.
To preserve dry with sugar.
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The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .
Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
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comfit (wn) | comfit
n 1: candy containing a fruit or nut
v 1: make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
[syn: confect, confection, comfit] |
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discomfit (mass) | discomfit
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discomfit (encz) | discomfit,zmást v: Zdeněk Brož |
discomfited (encz) | discomfited, n: |
discomfiture (encz) | discomfiture,rozpaky Zdeněk Brož |
Comfit (gcide) | Comfit \Com"fit\, n. [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to
preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere
to make. See Fact, and cf. Confect.]
A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved
with sugar and dried; a confection.
[1913 Webster]Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.
To preserve dry with sugar.
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The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .
Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
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Comfiture (gcide) | Comfiture \Com"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. confiture; cf. LL.
confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See Comfit,
and cf. Confiture.]
See Comfit, n.
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Discomfit (gcide) | Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of
desconfire, F. d['e]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make
ready, prepare, bring about. See Comfit, Fact.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
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And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.
--Spenser.
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2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw
into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
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Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer;
baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
[1913 Webster]Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, a.
Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, n.
Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
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Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him. --Milton.
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Discomfited (gcide) | Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of
desconfire, F. d['e]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make
ready, prepare, bring about. See Comfit, Fact.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
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And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.
--Spenser.
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2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw
into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
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Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer;
baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
[1913 Webster]discomfited \discomfited\ discomfitted \discomfitted\adj.
1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and
discouragement.
Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted.
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2. same as discombobulated.
Syn: discombobulated.
[WordNet 1.5]discomfited \discomfited\ n. pl.
people who are defeated.
Syn: defeated.
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discomfited (gcide) | Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of
desconfire, F. d['e]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make
ready, prepare, bring about. See Comfit, Fact.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
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And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.
--Spenser.
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2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw
into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
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Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer;
baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
[1913 Webster]discomfited \discomfited\ discomfitted \discomfitted\adj.
1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and
discouragement.
Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted.
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2. same as discombobulated.
Syn: discombobulated.
[WordNet 1.5]discomfited \discomfited\ n. pl.
people who are defeated.
Syn: defeated.
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Discomfiting (gcide) | Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of
desconfire, F. d['e]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make
ready, prepare, bring about. See Comfit, Fact.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
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And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.
--Spenser.
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2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw
into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
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Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer;
baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
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discomfitted (gcide) | discomfited \discomfited\ discomfitted \discomfitted\adj.
1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and
discouragement.
Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted.
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2. same as discombobulated.
Syn: discombobulated.
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Discomfiture (gcide) | Discomfiture \Dis*com"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. desconfiture,
F. d['e]confiture. See Discomfort, v. t., and cf.
Comfiture.]
The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited;
rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and
dejection.
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Every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was
a very great discomfiture. --1 Sam. xiv.
20.
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A hope destined to end . . . in discomfiture and
disgrace. --Macaulay.
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Kissing comfit (gcide) | Kiss \Kiss\, v. i.
1. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love,
respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends.
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2. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.
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Like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume. --Shak.
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Rose, rose and clematis,
Trail and twine and clasp and kiss. --Tennyson.
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Kissing comfit, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath.
[Obs or Prov. End.] --Shak.
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Scomfit (gcide) | Scomfit \Scom"fit\ (sk[u^]m"f[i^]y), n. & v.
Discomfit. [Obs.]
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Undiscomfitted (gcide) | Undiscomfitted \Undiscomfitted\
See discomfitted. |
discomfit (wn) | discomfit
v 1: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose,
untune, disconcert, discomfit] |
discomfited (wn) | discomfited
adj 1: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations
and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture
Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking
teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn:
defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled,
frustrated, thwarted]
n 1: people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the
defeated" [syn: defeated, discomfited] |
discomfiture (wn) | discomfiture
n 1: anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure,
disconcertion, disconcertment] |
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