food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically having a high sugar or carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking
eating to make oneself feel happier, rather than to satisfy hunger
an assurance about a debt, short of a legal guarantee, given to a bank by a third party
(1848–1933), American glass-maker and interior decorator. A leading exponent of American art nouveau, he established an interior decorating firm in New York which produced stained glass, vases, lamps, and mosaic