jelly bag

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noun

a muslin bag used to strain off the juice from the fruit in making jelly (the preserve)

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Words nearby jelly bag

jellies, jellify, jello, jelly, jelly baby, jelly bag, jellybean, jelly coat, jelly doughnut, jellyfish, jelly fungus

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How to use jelly bag in a sentence

Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
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Elle magazine shot an editorial in September, one picture revealing a teacup pig sitting pretty by a mini Tyler Alexandra bag.
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Roll the pork over the stuffing, like a jelly roll, until the seam is facing down and the fat back is on top.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Which proves he is as dumb as a bag of hammers,” the official says.
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They were allowed to bring one bag per family, which most fill with food.
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Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
I shall only be away for six months; you know I have made up my mind to get rid of the whole bag of tricks.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Thank you for nothing, Reginald; however, I shall certainly take a dip in the lucky-bag at the Castle.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
She stood looking at him as he danced around the bag, busily punching its rotund sides.
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"I think she'll pay your mother back to-morrow," said Hugh, remembering the fatness of the pink bag.
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