Fondant (f&obreve_;nd&aitalic_;nt; Fr. fôNdäN), 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]