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jelly (jelē)

noun pl. -·lies

  1. a soft, resilient, partially transparent, semisolid, gelatinous food resulting from the cooling of fruit juice boiled with sugar, or of meat juice cooked down
  2. any substance like this; gelatinous substance

Etymology: ME gely < OFr gelée, a frost, jelly < fem. pp. of geler < L gelare, to freeze: see gelatin

transitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing

  1. to make into jelly
  2. to coat, fill, or serve with jelly

intransitive verb

to become jelly

jelly Related Forms
jelly·like′ adjective
jelly Synonyms

jelly

n.

  1. Jam

    jell, extract, preserve, gelatin, pulp, mass, pectin; see also jam 1.

  2. Cream

    ointment, unction, balm; see salve.

jelly Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lubricate: She will then put some lubricating jelly on your tummy to enable the scanner to slide smoothly over you.
  • nail: Fighting Lib Dems is like nailing jelly to a wall.

Adjective modifier

  • sugar-free: Fresh or dried fruit, tinned fruit in natural juice Diet yogurt, sugar-free jelly.
  • savory: Potted meats make use of small pieces set in savory jelly.
  • royal: The workers feed a few selected larvae a special food called " royal jelly " which causes them to become queens.
  • strawberry: But this is no ordinary strawberry jelly, there is the added twist of lemon barley!
  • lemon: Listening to lemon jelly now on Steve Lamaq show.
  • soft: These are best suited for anal stimulation as the super soft jelly when wet will slide very easily.

Modifies a noun

  • bean: These microphones are roughly the size of jelly beans.
  • donut: Ich bin ein Berliner Robert Shea explains why Kennedy didn't call himself a jelly donut.
  • mold: A great English antique Art Deco pressed glass jelly mold dating to circa 1927.
  • lichen: Of the rivers draining from the plateau, only the Glenarm has records of Priority Species the otter and the river jelly lichen.
  • belly: Jelly Belly £ 19.98 A retro style Jelly Belly mini bean machine.
  • rubber: The realistically shaped shaft is made from soft jelly rubber silky smooth to the touch with a realistic shaped head.

Noun used with modifier

  • redcurrant: Return the sausages to the casserole, whisk in the redcurrant jelly.
  • petroleum: You can use petroleum jelly to hold the sealing rings in place during assembly.
  • quince: Quince jelly can be made with the addition of rosemary or sage to give it punch.
  • glycerine: NBS in the UK supply a special grade of glycerine jelly for mounting pollen which contains a red dye.
  • currant: A little red currant jelly is nice with the meat.
  • cranberry: Remove from the heat and add the mushrooms, apple slices, cranberry jelly and bay leaf and season well.

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