In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
congealed, jelled, jellied
(adjective) congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; “in Georgia they serve congealed salads”
jellify, jelly
(verb) make into jelly; “jellify a liquid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jellied (comparative more jellied, superlative most jellied)
converted into jelly; congealed
cooked in jelly
jellied
simple past tense and past participle of jelly
Source: Wiktionary
Jel"lied, a.
Definition: Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.
Jel"ly, n.; pl. Jellies. Etym: [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gelée jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin to gelu frost. See Gelid.]
1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly. Jelly bag, a bag through which the material for jelly is strained.
– Jelly mold, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.
– Jelly plant (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed (Eucheuma speciosum), from which an excellent jelly is made. J. Smith.
– Jelly powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.
Jel"ly, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jellied; p. pr. & vb. n. Jellying.]
Definition: To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.