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sweetmeats

/sweet-meet/US // ˈswitˌmit //UK // (ˈswiːtˌmiːt) //

糖果,糖果类,糖果业,糖果店

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Archaic. a sweet delicacy, as a candy or candied fruit, or, originally, a cake or pastry.

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Examples

  • The fork end was used to lift sticky sweetmeats out of pottery jars; the spoon end was used to scoop up the luscious syrup.

  • Queen Elizabeth I owned forks for sweetmeats but chose to use her fingers instead, finding the spearing motion to be crude.

  • As sugary sweetmeats or “suckets” became more common among the rich, so the need for these forks increased.

  • They bring corn and pulse, bacon and sweetmeats, to the sea-coast, hides and tallow also at times.

  • They should be treated kindly, but not allowed too many toys and sweetmeats, nor too much flattery.

  • We were offered sweetmeats and fruits, sprinkled with rosewater, and some attar of roses was put upon our handkerchiefs.

  • They then went into a room where little pages handed them sweetmeats and gingerbread-nuts.

  • Whereat they all laughed, which made Fina cry, to be consoled only by some sweetmeats which Josephine found in her work-basket.