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

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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

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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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