Chapter Jealoushood to Jerusalem of J by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Jellied
(Jel"lied) a. Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.

Jelly
(Jel"ly) n.; pl. Jellies [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gelée jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin to gelu frost. See Gelid.]

1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.

2. 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 from which an excellent jelly is made. J. Smith. — Jelly powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; — so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.

Jelly
(Jel"ly), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jellied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jellying.] To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.

Jellyfish
(Jel"ly*fish`) n. (Zoöl.) Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.

Jemidar
(||Jem"i*dar`) n. [Per. & Hind. jama-dar.] The chief or leader of a band or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army. [Written also jemadar, jamadar.]

Jemlah goat
(Jem"lah goat`) (Zoöl.) The jharal.

Jemminess
(Jem"mi*ness) n. Spruceness. [Slang, Eng.] Pegge

Jemmy
(Jem"my) a. [Cf. Gim, and Gimp, a.] Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] Smart.

Jemmy
(Jem"my), n.

1. A short crowbar. See Jimmy.

2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.

Jeniquen
(||Je*ni"quen) n. [Sp. jeniquen.] (Bot.) A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber. [Written also heniequen.]

Jenite
(Je"nite) n. (Min.) See Yenite.

Jenkins
(Jen"kins) n. A name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social or official life; as, the Jenkins employed by a newspaper. [Colloq. Eng. & U.S.] G. W. Curtis.

Jennet
(Jen"net) n. [F. genet, Sp. jinete, orig., a mounted soldier, Ar. zenata a tribe of Barbary celebrated for its cavalry.] A small Spanish horse; a genet.

Jenneting
(Jen"net*ing), n. [Prob. fr. a dim. of Jean John, so named as becoming ripe about St. John's day, June 24. F. Jean is fr. L. Johannes. See Zany.] A variety of early apple. See Juneating. [Written also geniting.]

Jenny
(Jen"ny) n.; pl. Jennies

1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.