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Comfit vs Scomfit - What's the difference?

comfit | scomfit |

As nouns the difference between comfit and scomfit

is that comfit is a confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar while scomfit is discomfiture.

As verbs the difference between comfit and scomfit

is that comfit is to preserve dry with sugar while scomfit is to defeat, vanquish.

comfit

English

(wikipedia comfit)

Etymology 1

From (etyl)?. "comfit" , entry in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
    • Related terms
    * comfiture

    See also

    * bonbon * discomfit

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To preserve dry with sugar.
  • * Cowley
    • The fruit which does so quickly waste, Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last.
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 2

    Acronym, from Computer Facial Identification Techniques .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.

    • References

    scomfit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * scomfyte

    Verb

  • (label) To defeat, vanquish.
  • *:
  • *:For now here was one kny?t scomfyte x knyghtes

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) discomfiture

    • Anagrams

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