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   jalopy
         n 1: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen
               off that old bus" [syn: {bus}, {jalopy}, {heap}]

English Dictionary: jellify by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jellaba
n
  1. a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jellify
v
  1. become jelly; "The sauce jellified"
  2. make into jelly; "jellify a liquid"
    Synonym(s): jellify, jelly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jollify
v
  1. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
    Synonym(s): revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jolly up
v
  1. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
    Synonym(s): cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
julep
n
  1. bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: julep, mint julep]
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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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)
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