noun
- a candy or other sweet confection
- a candied or preserved fruit
Usage: somewhat archaic or formal
Usage: traditional usage
Examples
- The Victorian tea table was adorned with various sweetmeats.
- She offered her guests a selection of sweetmeats from the candy dish.
- The confectioner specialized in traditional sweetmeats and chocolates.
- Candied orange peel was among the sweetmeats served at the holiday feast.
- The recipe called for sweetmeats to be arranged decoratively on the cake.
- In the old cookbook, sweetmeats referred to any sugared delicacy.