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which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold. Milton.

The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.

pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist.

One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It is extracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which are soluble in hot water but become viscous on cooling.…

ifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.

One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes.

umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes.

A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion.

A medusa, or jellyfish. [R.] The jellied quarl that flings At once a thousand streaming stings. J. R. Drake.

rpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.

d in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink.

ophae rhamnoides) much like an Elæagnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.

A jellyfish, or medusa.

A jellyfish.

A jellyfish. [Prov. Eng.]

A liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking; -- used in making soup, gravy, etc. Bit stock. See Bitstock. -- Dead stock (Agric.), the implements of husbandry, and produce stored up for use; -- in distinction from live stock, or the domestic anim…

The integument of the under surface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.

Any large jellyfish.

Any large jellyfish.

A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.