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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jellies /ˈdʒɛlɪz/ pl n - Brit slang gelatine capsules of temazepam, dissolved and injected as a recreational drug
- Also called: jelly shoes shoes made from brightly coloured transparent plastic
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from gelatine jel•ly /ˈdʒɛli/USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. - Fooda sweet, soft, sticky food spread on bread, etc., made of fruit juice boiled with sugar and sometimes pectin, then cooled: [uncountable]a sandwich made of peanut butter and jelly.[countable]some different jellies: orange, strawberry, and grape.
- any substance having such consistency:[uncountable]petroleum jelly for burned skin.
jel•ly•like, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jel•ly ( jel′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies, v., -lied, -ly•ing, adj. n. - Fooda food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., esp. fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- any substance having the consistency of jelly.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.
- Clothinga plastic sandal or shoe.
v.t., v.i. - to bring or come to the consistency of jelly.
adj. - containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup;
jellied:jelly apples.
- Medieval Latin gelāta frozen, equivalent. to Latin gel- freeze + -āta -ate1; compare gel, cold
- Old French gelee frozen jelly
- Middle English gely 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jelly /ˈdʒɛlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)- a fruit-flavoured clear dessert set with gelatine
- a preserve made from the juice of fruit boiled with sugar and used as jam
- a savoury food preparation set with gelatine or with a strong gelatinous stock and having a soft elastic consistency: calf's-foot jelly
vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)- to jellify
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French gelee frost, jelly, from geler to set hard, from Latin gelāre, from gelu frostˈjelly-ˌlike adj jelly /ˈdʒɛlɪ/ n - Brit
a slang name for gelignite
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