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JELLY
jelly
(noun) a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
gelatin, jelly
(noun) an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
jelly
(noun) any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin
jellify, jelly
(verb) make into jelly; “jellify a liquid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jelly (countable and uncountable, plural jellies)
(New Zealand, Australia, British) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
(North America) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.
(Caribbean) Clipping of jelly coconut.
A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
(zoology) A jellyfish.
(slang, now, rare) A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
(US, slang) A large backside, especially a woman's.
(colloquial) Clipping of gelignite.
(colloquial) A jelly shoe.
(colloquial, US) Blood.
Synonyms
• (dessert made by boiling gelatin): (US) jello, Jell-O
• (fruit preserve): jam, marmalade
Verb
jelly (third-person singular simple present jellies, present participle jellying, simple past and past participle jellied)
To wiggle like jelly.
To make jelly.
Etymology 2
Adjective
jelly (comparative more jelly, superlative most jelly)
(slang) Jealous.
Source: Wiktionary
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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