Definition of Gelee

1. Noun. Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. ¹

2. Noun. A traditional form of West African headwrap worn by women. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gelee

1. a cosmetic gel [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelee

gelatum
gelcap
gelcaps
geld
geldable
geldanamycin
gelded
gelder
gelder rose
gelders
gelding
geldings
gelds
gelechiid
gelechiid moth
gelee (current term)
gelees
gelid
gelider
gelidest
gelidities
gelidity
gelidly
gelidness
gelidnesses
gelifraction
gelignite
gelignites
gellan gum
gellan lyase

Literary usage of Gelee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery by Alexis Soyer (1847)
"gelee au Rhum. Have a quart of jelly clarified as before, to which add four wineglasses of old Jamaica ... If wanted clear, proceed as for gelee au rhum. ..."

2. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1837)
"... CLAUDE gelee, CALLED LORRAINE. UPWARDS of two centuries have elapsed since the birth of this enchanting painter, and during this long period, ..."

3. The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs by Arthur Thomas Malkin (1833)
"CLAUDE gelee, commonly called Claude Lorraine, was born in 1600, at the village of Chamagne in Lorraine, of very indigent parents. ..."

4. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"gelee DE DANTZIC AUX FRAISES—Cherry-brandy jelly with whole strawberries. gelee DE MARASQUIN лих ABRICOTS — Maraschino jelly with halves of apricots in it ..."

5. A Dictionary of Biography: Comprising the Most Eminent Characters of All by Richard Alfred Davenport (1846)
"... ty ¡hi' time he had acquired extensive doctor's degree at Cambridge, and sup- name was CLAUDE gelee, was born, in 1600, in the diocese of Toul. ..."

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