Lexic.us

Definition of Candied

1. Adjective. Encrusted with sugar or syrup. "Candied grapefruit peel"

2. Adjective. (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar.

Definition of Candied

1. a. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits.

Definition of Candied

1. Verb. (past of candy) ¹

2. Adjective. coated or encrusted with sugar ¹

3. Adjective. preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Candied

1. candy [v] - See also: candy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Candied

candidatures candidemia candidemias candider candidest candidiases candidiasis of oesophagus candidity candidly candidness

candidnesses candids candie candied (current term) candied apple candied citrus peel candied fruit candied fruits candies candified

candiru candirus candite candle candle-meter candle-power candle coal candle flame

Literary usage of Candied

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Dates—Fruit Candy—candied Orange Rinds—Salted Nuts FRENCH BONBONS BEFORE attempting this variety of sweets, it is imperative that one master the art of ..."

2. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley, W. North (1892)
"candied Hore'hound. From a strong decoction or infusion of the root, ... As candied Citron. candied Or'ange Flow'ers. From the flowers deprived of their ..."

3. The English Art of Cookery, According to the Present Practice: Being a by Richard Briggs (1788)
"Melon Citron candied. QUARTER your melon and take out all the in- fide, ... Angelica candied. TAKE it in April, cut it in lengths, and boil it in water till ..."

4. Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious Indexes by Samuel Austin Allibone (1875)
"WALLER. The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed Reserve their fruit for the next age's taste. WALLER. With candied plantains and the juicy pine, ..."

5. The Mendelssohn Club Cook Book by Mendelssohn Club (Rockford, Ill.) (1909)
"Tutti-Frutti of candied Fruits. One-half pound almonds (blanched); yi pound candied pineapple; J4 pound candied ginger; J4 pound candied citron; ..."

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