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.
Com"fit, v. t. To preserve dry
with sugar.
The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .
Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last.
Cowley.