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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | gelee, from geler 'to freeze', from Latin gelare |
1 [uncountable and countable] British EnglishDFF a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin [= Jell-O American English] 
raspberry jelly
raspberry jelly2 [uncountable and countable]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 jelly
a peanut butter and jelly sandwichdamson jelly3 [uncountable] especially British EnglishDFF a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin
4 [uncountable]HB a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it : frogs' eggs floating in a protective jelly
frogs' eggs floating in a protective jelly5 if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous
feel like/turn to jelly
6 a drug that makes you feel relaxed and sleepy, which some people use illegally
jellies
[plural] British English informal7 shoes made of clear coloured plastic
