Thesaurus: jelly
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.
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Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
- v. i. To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
- n. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
- n. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
- n. any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin
- v. make into jelly
- 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. To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
- To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
- n:100 n. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit n. any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin