jelly
[ jel-ee ]
/ ˈdʒɛl i /
noun, plural jel·lies.
a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
any substance having the consistency of jelly.
Chiefly British.
a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.
a plastic sandal or shoe.
verb (used with or without object), jel·lied, jel·ly·ing.
to bring or come to the consistency of jelly.
adjective
containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
Origin of jelly
OTHER WORDS FROM jelly
jel·ly·like, adjectiveWords nearby jelly
jellicoe,
jellied,
jellies,
jellify,
jello,
jelly,
jelly baby,
jelly bag,
jelly coat,
jelly doughnut,
jelly fungus
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British Dictionary definitions for jelly (1 of 2)
jelly
1
/ (ˈdʒɛlɪ) /
noun plural -lies
a fruit-flavoured clear dessert set with gelatine
US and Canadian trademark: Jell-o
a preserve made from the juice of fruit boiled with sugar and used as jam
a savoury food preparation set with gelatine or with a strong gelatinous stock and having a soft elastic consistency
calf's-foot jelly
anything having the consistency of jelly
informal
a coloured gelatine filter that can be fitted in front of a stage or studio light
verb -lies, -lying or -lied
to jellify
Derived forms of jelly
jelly-like, adjectiveWord Origin for jelly
C14: from Old French
gelee frost, jelly, from
geler to set hard, from Latin
gelāre, from
gelu frost
British Dictionary definitions for jelly (2 of 2)
Medical definitions for jelly
jelly
[ jĕl′ē ]
n.
A semisolid resilient substance usually containing some form of gelatin in solution.