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| jel·ly [ jéllee ] |
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1. fruit preserve: a fruit preserve that is made by boiling fruit juice, sugar, and sometimes pectin until it has a semisolid consistency
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2. thickened meat stock: a semisolid food made from gelatin boiled with meat stock
  calf's foot jelly
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3. semisolid substance: a substance that has the consistency of jelly, especially a pharmaceutical preparation
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle jel·lied, present participle jel·ly·ing, 3rd person present singular jel·lies) |
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thicken: to set into a jelly, or cause something to set into a jelly
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| [14th century < Old French gelee "frost, jelly" < Latin gelare "freeze"] |
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| jel·ly·like adjective |
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turn to jelly to feel shaky because of extreme fear, nervousness, or exhaustion (informal)
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