Fondant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fondant \Fon"dant\ (f[o^]n"dant; Fr. f[^o]N`d[aum]N"), n. [F.,
     lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See
     {Found} to cast.]
     A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by
     boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and
     usually molded; as, cherry fondant.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fondant
       n : candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste