Definition for GEL'LY

GEL'LY, n. [Fr. gelée; Port. gelea; Sp. jalea; L. gelo, gelatus; It is now more generally written jelly.]

  1. The inspissated juice of fruit boiled with sugar.
  2. A viscous or glutinous substance; a gluey substance, soft, but cohesive. [See Jelly.]

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