Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jelly"
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) 1.7 (wn)
jelly
n 1: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
2: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and
used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
[syn: {gelatin}]
3: a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
v : make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: {jellify}]
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