sweetmeat
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈswitˌmit/
- Archaic
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- On the streets around the mosque, vendors who travel from one moulid to another hawk gaudy tinfoil baubles and sweetmeats from booths and carts.
- sweetmeats and fruits
- little sweetmeats
Examples
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Here: five sequins and eat your fill of the expensive sweetmeats. That last I'll do anyway; am I not your invited guest?
Fiction book (1993) -
There must be pyramids of jellies and sillabubs, as well as chicken and lamb, puddings, buttered hams, sweetmeats, and Yorkshire pies.
Fiction book (1994) -
I followed her toward the tea and sweetmeats.
Fiction book (1999) -
Toad Boy needs sweetmeat for his tum.
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May I respectfully direct Your Majesty's attention to the sweetmeats in this box?
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The chairs were deeply upholstered; to the side, under the windows of pale green glass, a buffet offered trays of sweetmeats.
Fiction book (1993) -
The dining table was laden with a huge assortment of cakes, cookies, breads, and sweetmeats.
Fiction book (1992) -
Young boys manhandle small handcarts or struggle with large wooden trays laden with glistening sweetmeats through the densely packed crowds.
Blog text (24) -
On a tray, she laid out three pieces of sweetmeat.
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The boy went outside, sat on the step in the sunshine, munching the delicious sweetmeat.
Synonyms
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A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts
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A small sugary food eaten after a meal
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4.4
A small sweet candy often made of chocolate and wrapped in foil
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3.7
Sweet food like candy or a small cake
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1.1
A small sweet bread made with yeast, often with cinnamon, nuts, or glaze
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1.0
A hard sweet made by boiling sugar and letting it cool
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A small sweet food high in sugar eaten between meals as a treat
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A small sweet with a mint taste that is often hard or chewy
A small piece of candy or chocolate
A chewy candy made from sugar and butter that people pull and stretch
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Etymology
The word sweetmeat comes from sweet + meat, because in older English meat simply meant 'food' or 'meal'. So a sweetmeat is just a small sweet 'food' or treat.