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jel·ly / ˈjelē/ • n. (pl. -lies) a sweet, clear, semisolid, somewhat elastic spread or preserve made from fruit juice and sugar boiled to a thick consistency. ∎  used figuratively and in similes to refer to sensations of fear or strong emotion: her legs felt like jelly. ∎  a similar clear preparation made with fruit or other ingredients as a condiment: roast pheasant with red currant jelly. ∎  a gelatinous savory preparation made by boiling meat and bones. ∎  any substance of a gelatinous consistency: spermicidal jellies | frogs lay eggs coated in jelly. ∎  chiefly Brit. a sweet, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. ∎  (jellies) jelly shoes.• v. (-lies, -lied) [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (jellied) set (food) as or in a jelly: jellied cranberry sauce jellied eels.DERIVATIVES: jel·li·fi·ca·tion / ˌjeləfiˈkāshən/ n.jel·li·fy / ˈjeləˌfī/ v.jel·ly·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.

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