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Turkish Delight   /tˈərkɪʃ dɪlˈaɪt/   Listen
Turkish Delight

noun
1.
A jellied candy typically flavored with rose water.





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"Turkish delight" Quotes from Famous Books



... rather like Turkish Delight—very sweet, but unsatisfying," she said. "Stay another week and then if you feel that way we'll all ...
— The Angel of Terror • Edgar Wallace
... at the door and saw Timea smile. Suddenly it occurred to her that she must offer him some of the Turkish delight. But it was already too late, for Timar no longer stood there. Soon after, the lieutenant took leave and departed. Being a man of breeding, he bowed to Timea also, which pleased ...
— Timar's Two Worlds • Mr Jkai
... was a sense of luxury overflowing in the house. For his mother there was an umbrella with gold on the pale handle. She kept it to her dying day, and would have lost anything rather than that. Everybody had something gorgeous, and besides, there were pounds of unknown sweets: Turkish delight, crystallised pineapple, and such-like things which, the children thought, only the splendour of London could provide. And Paul boasted of these ...
— Sons and Lovers • David Herbert Lawrence


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