From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjellyjel‧ly /ˈdʒeli/ ●●● S3 noun (plural jellies) 1 [countable, uncountable] British EnglishDFF a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin SYN Jell-O American English raspberry jelly2 [countable, uncountable]DFF a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread → jam a peanut butter and jelly sandwich damson jelly3 [uncountable] especially British EnglishDFF a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin4 [uncountable]HB a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it frogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly5 → feel like/turn to jelly6 → jellies7 → jellies
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jelly• He once paid his sister $ 300 to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.• petroleum jelly• Burning lumps of phosphorus jelly were scattered amongst the containers, forming a foreground that was blinding.• The frogs' eggs are in a protective jelly.• Denver dipped a bit of bread into the jelly.• The jelly was sweet and the ants ate it.• Instead, a trap baited with jelly and syrup was rigged close to the fresher circumference of tracks.Origin jelly (1300-1400) Old French gelee, from geler “to freeze”, from Latin gelare 