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jell (v.)
[jell 词源字典]
1830, American English, probably a back-formation of
jelly
(v.). Related:
Jelled
;
jelling
. Figurative sense is first attested 1908. Middle English had
gelen
"congeal," but it disappeared 15c.
[jell etymology, jell origin, 英语词源]