jelly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jelly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for jelly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jelly n an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods Synonym(s): gelatin, jelly a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin v make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: jellify, jelly]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jelly \Jel"ly\, n.; pl. {Jellies}. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gel[82]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.