| sweetmeat | 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. <zoology> A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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