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jellies
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Jellies
(gcide) | jelly \jel"ly\, n.; pl. Jellies. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F.
gel['e]e jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin
to gelu frost. See Gelid.]
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1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous,
translucent substance in a condition between liquid and
solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
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2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an
elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
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Jelly bag, a bag through which the material for jelly is
strained.
Jelly mold, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.
Jelly plant (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed
(Eucheuma speciosum), from which an excellent jelly is
made. --J. Smith.
Jelly powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and
collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to
calf's-foot jelly.
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jellies
(encz) | jellies,želé pl. Zdeněk Brož |
comb jellies
(gcide) | Ctenophora \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zool.)
A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,
swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They
are commonly called the comb jellies, because the separate
paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly
classified as a subdivision (class) within the
C[oe]lenterata.
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