English Dictionary: jellify | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant {Ipom[d2]a purga} (or {Exogonium purga}), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipom[d2]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the {I. Orizabensis}, and {I. tuberosa}. {False jalap}, the root of {Mirabilis Jalapa}, four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jellify \Jel"li*fy\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jellified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jellifying}.] To make, or to become, gelatinous; to jelly. -- {Jel`li*fi*ca"tion}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jolif \Jol*if"\, a. [See {Jolly}.] Joyful; merry; pleasant; jolly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Julep \Ju"lep\, n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. jul[be]b, jull[be]b, fr. Per. gul[be]b rose water and julep; gul rose + [be]b water.] 1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; esp. (Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle. --Milton. Honey in woods, juleps in brooks. -- H. Vaughan. 2. A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also {mint julep}. [U.S.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Jolivue, VA (CDP, FIPS 41144) Location: 38.11895 N, 79.06659 W Population (1990): 1092 (585 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |