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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jelly \Jel"ly\, n.; pl {Jellies}. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gel['e]e 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jelly \Jel"ly\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jellied}; p. pr & vb n. {Jellying}.] To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jelly n 1: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods [syn: {gelatin}] 2: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit v : make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: {jellify}]
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