คำว่า ' conserve ' ( VT )
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คำนิยามในภาษาอังกฤษ (definition) :
[v. t.] To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
[v. t.] To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
[n.] Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.
[n.] A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.
[n.] A conservatory.