JELLIES

Noun

jellies

plural of jelly

Verb

jellies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jelly

Source: Wiktionary


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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