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jelly Definition


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jelly
noun jellies
    1. A wobbly, transparent, fruit-flavoured dessert set with gelatine.
    2. A clear jam made by boiling and straining fruit.
    3. Meat stock or other savoury medium set with gelatine.
    4. Any jelly-like substance.
    (Scots)
    5. drug-taking slang
      A Temazepam capsule.
Etymology: 14c in sense 3: from French gelée, from Latin gelare to freeze.



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