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candied (root: candy)
CIDE DICTIONARY
candied, a. [From 1st Candy.].
- Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits. [1913 Webster]
- Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup. [1913 Webster]"Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp." [1913 Webster]
- Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy. [1913 Webster]"Will the cold brook,
Candiedwith ice, caudle thy morning tast?" [1913 Webster] - smoothly coated with crystals of sugar; -- used especially of fruits; as, a candied apple. [WordNet 1.5]
ROGET THESAURUS
candied
Sweetness
N sweetness, dulcitude, sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna, confection, confectionary, sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture, jam, julep, sugar-candy, sugar-plum, licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat, apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose, maple sirup, maple syrup, maple sugar, mithai, sorghum, taffy, nectar, hydromel, mead, meade, metheglin, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif, sugar cane, sugar beets, desert, pastry, pie, cake, candy, ice cream, tart, puff, pudding (food), dulcification, dulcoration, sweetener, corn syrup, cane sugar, refined sugar, beet sugar, dextrose, artificial sweetener, saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, Sweet'N Low, sweet, saccharine, sacchariferous, dulcet, candied, honied, luscious, lush, nectarious, melliferous, sweetened, sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey, sickly sweet, eau sucr_ee, sweets to the sweet.For further exploring for "candied" in Webster Dictionary Online
