jelly

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The tart of cranberries and the sweet of the jelly are a great compliment to the mellow flavors of a traditional Thanksgiving meal.

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  1. noun A soft, semisolid food substance with a resilient consistency, made by the setting of a liquid containing pectin or gelatin or by the addition of gelatin to a liquid, especially such a substance made of fruit juice containing pectin boiled with sugar.
  2. noun Something, such as a petroleum ointment, having the consistency of a soft, semisolid food substance.
  3. noun A shapeless, pulpy mass: The hero's laser zapped the monster, turning it to jelly.

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English gelee, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *gelāta, from Latin, feminine past participle of gelāre, to freeze; see gel- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly gelly; from Middle English gely, gele, from Old French gelee, a frost, also jelly, properly feminine of gele (from Latin gelatus), frozen, past participle of geler, from Latin gelare, freeze, congeal; see congeal, gelid, gelatin.
  2. Prob. a variant of jolly.
 

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/ˈdʒɛli/
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