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Meanings of
sweetmeat
in English
Russian
сладости
Portuguese
doce
Catalan
dolç
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Sweet food.
sweet
sweet-stuff
sweet food
sugar confection
Russian
сладости
Spanish
copa de dulces
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Stemmed dessert glass for serving various kinds of sweetmeats.
sweetmeat glass
Spanish
copa de dulces
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of
sweetmeat
in English
1
Perhaps I'll wake our little
sweetmeat
and make a woman of her.
2
As a preserved
sweetmeat
,
however, it is esteemed one of the most agreeable.
3
The Doctor tasted the
sweetmeat
,
and pronounced it to be excellent.
4
All our gentlefolk await you, admiring your picture on the
sweetmeat
-
box
.
5
With few exceptions, Nevil Beauchamp's heroes received the motto instead of the
sweetmeat
.
6
Every conceivable kind of
sweetmeat
and relish is displayed in the brightly lit window.
7
A heart pickled in gall cannot be called a
sweetmeat
.
8
But it was a far cry from a
sweetmeat
,
too.
9
The name of this old-fashioned
sweetmeat
was received with derision.
10
Did she tell you to look into the
sweetmeat
-
pot
,
for the lost spoon, Mr.
11
One moment you were angry, and the next your face looked like a
sweetmeat
.
12
Almost at once O Hara San and Taro were beguiled by a
sweetmeat
stall.
13
These sugared chestnuts are highly esteemed as a
sweetmeat
and are expensive to buy.
14
Your dear, kind letter was very pleasant
sweetmeat
and encouragement.
15
The rind is very thick, and, when candied with sugar, forms an excellent
sweetmeat
.
16
These stems, when candied, are sold as a favourite
sweetmeat
.
Other examples for "sweetmeat"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
sweetmeat
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little sweetmeat
excellent sweetmeat
give a sweetmeat
eat another sweetmeat
color sweetmeat
More collocations
Translations for
sweetmeat
Russian
сладости
конфеты
Portuguese
doce
doces
doçaria
Catalan
dolç
Spanish
copa de dulces
Sweetmeat
through the time
Sweetmeat
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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