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jelly
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jam \Jam\, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, j[=a]mid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. [1913 Webster] Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check. Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jelly \Jel"ly\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jellied; p. pr. & vb. n. Jellying.] To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]

