Definition of Confit

1. Noun. A piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat.

Generic synonyms: Cut, Cut Of Meat

Definition of Confit

1. n. Same as Comfit.

Definition of Confit

1. Noun. Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Confit

1. meat cooked and preserved in its own fat [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Confit

confirming
confirmingly
confirmities
confirms
confiscable
confiscatable
confiscate
confiscated
confiscates
confiscating
confiscation
confiscations
confiscator
confiscators
confiscatory
confit (current term)
confitent
confitents
confiteor
confiteors
confits
confiture
confitures
confix
confixative
confixed
confixes
confixing
conflab
conflabs

Literary usage of Confit

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

1. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... by the approbation of strangers themselves confit and acknowledged the best of all marches) was through the negligence and carelessness of drummers, ..."

2. A French Grammar for Schools and Colleges by William Henry Fraser, John Squair (1903)
"Past Part, confit ; pant indef. j'ai confit, etc. 4. Pres. ... Past Def. confis, confis, confit, ..."

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