CONGEALED

congealed, jelled, jellied

(adjective) congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; “in Georgia they serve congealed salads”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

congealed

simple past tense and past participle of congeal

Adjective

congealed (comparative more congealed, superlative most congealed)

(obsolete) Frozen.

Viscid, coagulated; jelly-like, unusually thick (of a liquid).

Source: Wiktionary


CONGEAL

Con*geal", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Congealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Congealing.] [F. congeler, L. congelare, -gelatumn; con- + gelare to freeze, gelu frost. See Gelid.]

1. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze.

A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. Thomson.

2. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill.

As if with horror to congeal his blood. Stirling.

Con*geal", v. i.

Definition: To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled.

Lest zeal, now melted . . . Cool and congeal again to what it was. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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