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   jellyfish
         n 1: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging
               tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {man-of-war},
               {jellyfish}]
         2: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming
            coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms
            of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

English Dictionary: jellyfish by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jollification
n
  1. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: merrymaking, conviviality, jollification]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jalapic \Ja*lap"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to jalap.

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]:
   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]:
   Jellyfish \Jel"ly*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species,
      having a jellylike appearance. See {Medusa}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jollification \Jol`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Jolly + L. -ficare (in
      comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
      A merrymaking; noisy festivity. [Colloq.]
  
               We have had a jollification or so together. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Joel, Book of
      Joel was probably a resident in Judah, as his commission was to
      that people. He makes frequent mention of Judah and Jerusalem
      (1:14; 2:1, 15, 32; 3:1, 12, 17, 20, 21).
     
         He probably flourished in the reign of Uzziah (about B.C.
      800), and was contemporary with Amos and Isaiah.
     
         The contents of this book are, (1.) A prophecy of a great
      public calamity then impending over the land, consisting of a
      want of water and an extraordinary plague of locusts (1:1-2:11).
      (2.) The prophet then calls on his countrymen to repent and to
      turn to God, assuring them of his readiness to forgive
      (2:12-17), and foretelling the restoration of the land to its
      accustomed fruitfulness (18-26). (3.) Then follows a Messianic
      prophecy, quoted by Peter (Acts 2:39). (4.) Finally, the prophet
      foretells portents and judgments as destined to fall on the
      enemies of God (ch. 3, but in the Hebrew text 4).
     
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