GEL'LY, noun [Latin 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.] GELT, participle passive Of geld. GELT, noun For gelding. [Not used.] GELT, for gilt. Tinsel, or gilt surface. [Not used.]
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