Sweetmeats

  • 1sweetmeats — n. something made or preserved with sugar, candy, confection, crystallized fruit …

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  • 2sweetmeats — n. pl. Preserves, preserved fruits, sweet stuff …

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  • 3Banquet — Ban quet, n. [F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See {Bank} a bench, and cf. {Banquette}.] 1. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or… …

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  • 4Confectionery — Con*fec tion*er*y, n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies. [1913 Webster] 2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Nonpareils — For other uses, see Nonpareil (disambiguation). [[File:Nonp frosted wedding cake calls for nonpareils as decoration. By the early 19th century, colored nonpareils seem to have been available in the U.S. The popular cookbook author Eliza Leslie… …

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  • 6Aamras — or Amras is the pulp of the tropical fruit Mango eaten in central India especially the state of Maharashtra. The pulp of a ripe fruit is extracted usually by hand and consumed along with Chapati. At times ghee and milk are added to the pulp to… …

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  • 7sucket fork — /suk it/ a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem. [sucket, alter. of succade candied fruit < AF sukade, dial. OF (northeast) succade] *&#8230; …

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  • 8Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible     Plants in the Bible      …

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  • 9Makar Sankranti — Colourful kites being sold in a Shop in [Lucknow] Official name Makar Sankranti Also called sankaranthi Type Season …

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  • 10sweetmeat — [[t]swi͟ːtmiːt[/t]] sweetmeats N COUNT: usu pl Sweetmeats are sweet items of food, especially ones that are considered special. [OLD FASHIONED] …

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