What does "conserve" mean?
Conserve: To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
Additional senses
- 2.Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection. I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman. Tatler.
- 3.(Med.) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.
- 4.A conservatory. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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