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candied

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Candied \Can"died\, a. [From 1st {Candy}.]
   1. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike
      substance; as, candied fruits.

   2.
      (a) Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as
          candied sirup.
      (b) Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied
          raisins.
      (c) Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering.

                Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp. --Shak.

   3. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or
      candy.

            Will the cold brook, Candiedwith ice, caudle thy
            morning tast?                         --Shak.

Candy \Can"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Candied}; p. pr & vb. n.
   {Candying}.] [F. candir (cf. It. candire, Sp. az['u]car cande
   or candi), fr. Ar. & Pers. qand, fr. Skr. Kha[.n][.d]da
   piece, sugar in pieces or lumps, fr. kha[.n][.d], kha[.d] to
   break.]
   1. To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to
      candy ginger.

   2. To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass
      resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.

   3. To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which
      resembles sugar or candy.

            Those frosts that winter brings Which candy every
            green.                                --Drayson.

Source : WordNet®

candied
     adj 1: encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel"
            [syn: {sugar-coated}]
     2: used especially of fruits [syn: {crystalized}, {crystalised},
         {glace}]

candy
     n : a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with
         fruit or nuts
     [also: {candied}]

candy
     v : coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn:
         {sugarcoat}, {glaze}]
     [also: {candied}]

candied
     See {candy}
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