(plural jellies) noun
1 [U,C] (BrE) (AmE jello, Jell-O [U]) a cold sweet transparent food made from GELATIN, sugar and fruit juice, that shakes when it is moved:
jelly and ice cream * a raspberry jelly
2 [U] a substance like jelly made from GELATIN and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc.
SYNASPIC:
chicken in jelly
3 [U,C] a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit:
blackcurrant jelly
compareJAM
4 [U] any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin
seealsoPETROLEUMJELLY, ROYALJELLY
5 (also jelly shoe) [C] a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea
IDIOMS
be / feel like jelly
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