1 [mass noun] chiefly British a fruit-flavoured dessert made by warming and then cooling a liquid containing gelatin or a similar setting agent in a mould or dish so that it sets into a semi-solid, somewhat elastic mass: [as modifier]:a jelly mould
a substance with a jelly-like consistency made with fruit or other ingredients as a condiment:roast pheasant with redcurrant jelly
a savoury preparation with a jelly-like consistency made by boiling meat and bones.
any jelly-like substance:petroleum jelly
2a small sweet made with gelatin:a box of fruit jellies
