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sweetmeat |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sweetmeat \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. (Zo["o]l.) A boat shell ({Crepidula fornicata}) of the American coast. [Local, U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sweetmeat n : a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)
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