单词 | jelly |
释义 | jelly —jellylike, adj. /jel"ee/, n. , pl. jellies, v. , jellied, jellying, adj. n. 1. a 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. 2. any substance having the consistency of jelly. 3. Chiefly Brit. a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. 4. a plastic sandal or shoe. v.t. , v.i. 5. to bring or come to the consistency of jelly. adj. 6. containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples. [1350-1400; ME gely < OF gelee frozen jelly < ML gelata frozen, equiv. to L gel- freeze + -ata -ATE1; cf. GEL, COLD] |
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