Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
JELLIED
congealed, jelled, jellied
(adjective) congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; “in Georgia they serve congealed salads”
JELLY
jellify, jelly
(verb) make into jelly; “jellify a liquid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
jellied (comparative more jellied, superlative most jellied)
converted into jelly; congealed
cooked in jelly
Verb
jellied
simple past tense and past participle of jelly
Source: Wiktionary
Jel"lied, a.
Definition: Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.
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
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