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To jelly. [Colloq.]

Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.

To make, or to become, gelatinous; to jelly. -- Jel`li*fi*ca"tion (#), n.

The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly. Jelly bag, a bag through which the material for jelly is strained. -- Jelly mold, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes. -- Jelly plant (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed (Eucheuma specios…

Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.

To place in jelly. [R.]

A medusa, or jellyfish.

A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.

Belonging to or resembling the Acalephæ or jellyfishes.

A group of acalephs, including most of the larger jellyfishes; the Discophora.

A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).

A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc. Thackeray.

A genus of jellyfishes. See Discophora.

A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.

The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee. Calf's-foot jelly, jelly made from the feet of calves. The gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling, and is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.

A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. Sir T. Herbert.

ok; a waterfall less than a cataract. The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade. Longjellow. Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. Cawper.

ind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.

Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.

A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried and cut to length. A…