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Grammar : Noun
Spell : jel-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛl i

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Définition of jelly

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French gelee "a frost; jelly," noun use of fem. past participle of geler "congeal," from Latin gelare "to freeze," from gelu "frost" (see cold (adj.)).
  • noun jam
  • noun cream
Example sentences :
  • This should be skimmed off as it forms, for it is a detriment to the jelly.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • To be right, jelly should be clear, bright, and not too dark.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • If the juice is boiled too long, the jelly will be darker than it should be.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Then like a mass of jelly out of its mould I plopped onto my chair.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • You may serve it up in a glass bowl, in glass cups, or in jelly glasses.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • It should be like a jelly, and is a favourite New Orleans dish.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Jelly may be made in a similar manner of Madeira, marasquin, or noyau.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • And when a man's afraid of a woman—it somehow makes a jelly of him—altogether.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • This rule once learned will clear every kind of soup or jelly.
  • Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
  • Stir all small fruits as they cool, to mix them with the jelly.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury

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