jelly
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noun \ˈje-lē\ plural jellies
Definition of JELLY
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin; especially : a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency
3
: a state of fear or irresolution
See Examples of JELLY
- a selection of different jellies and jams
- He spread some jelly on his toast.
- a jar of grape jelly
- a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
- a meat glaze made with stock and jelly
Origin of JELLY
Middle English gelly, from Anglo-French gelee, from feminine of gelé, past participle of geler to freeze, congeal, from Latin gelare — more at cold
First Known Use: 14th century
2jelly
verbjel·liedjel·ly·ing
Definition of JELLY
intransitive verb
1
: jell
2
: to make jelly
transitive verb
: to bring to the consistency of jelly
Examples of JELLY
- <this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected>
First Known Use of JELLY
1590
Rhymes with JELLY
jel·ly
noun \ˈjel-ē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural jellies
Medical Definition of JELLY
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin; especially : a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency: as a : a transparent elastic gel b : a semisolid medicated or cosmetic preparation often having a gum base and usually intended for local application <ephedrine jelly> c : a jellylike preparation used in electrocardiography to obtain better conduction of electricity <electrode jelly>
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