gelée
noun
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
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gelée
1 American
[zhuh-ley]
/ ʒəˈleɪ /
Or
gelee
noun
Gelée
2
American
[zhuh-ley]
/ ʒəˈleɪ /
noun
Gelée
British
/ ʒəle /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gelée
From French; see origin at jelly
Example Sentences
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For this challenge, I added black-eyed peas to the mousse, Pop Rocks and collard greens to the gelée, and added Champagne sorbet with Pop Rocks to top it off.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
At Sovereign, Mr. Smith has concentrated the flavors of rare sours in a gelée to pair with pâté, and he’s churned ice cream with apricot sour ale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2018
Fall pears show up as “snow” atop briny oysters and as a gelée highlighting a veal cheek; in winter he celebrates citrus with tangerine-glazed chicken terrine.
From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015
Here’s one item verbatim: “Homage to David Shrigley. Tuna sashimi, creamy avocado with Peruvian chilli and lime, melon and liqueur vinegar, black olive gelée and mozzarella foam.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2014
It brought the tears to my eyes when I thought of her exquisite omelettes aux rognons, her salads, her poularde à la gelée, her wide diversity of knowledge regarding entrées and savouries.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Even on Côte Gelée the housewife has persuaded le vieux to lay aside his gun, and the early potatoes are already planted.
From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
These baskets may also be filled with Gelée Russe.
From Desserts and Salads by Lemcke, Gesine
Claude Gelée, better known as Claude Lorraine, was a native of Lorraine, and was born at Chateau de Chamagne in the Vosges, in 1600.
From The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Tytler, Sarah
He had bought several plantations in St. Martin parish, and in a region called Fausse Pointe, and in another known as the Côte Gelée.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
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