crème

or creme

[ krem, kreem; French krem ]

noun

, plural crèmes [kremz, kreemz, k, r, em].

1. cream.
2. one of a class of liqueurs of a rather thick consistency.

crème

/ krɛm; kreɪm; kriːm /

noun

1. cream
2. any of various sweet liqueurs

   crème de moka

adjective

1. (of a liqueur) rich and sweet

Word History and Origins

Origin of crème¹

From French, dating back to 1815–25; cream

Example Sentences

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From MIT Technology Review

They are more expensive, but they are truly the crème de la crème of dog meal plans.

From Popular-Science

The “Jane’s Caviar” dish is a spread of trout roe and crème fraiche and comes with a towering mound of shatteringly crisp chips.

From Washington Blade

The drinks here, like the Blackwatch (with Johnny Walker Black, creme de cassis, and Becherovka), are far from pedantic.

From The Daily Beast

Add vodka, creme de cacao, buttermilk, three drops of red food coloring, and vanilla extract to a cocktail shaker with ice.

From The Daily Beast

This was the top of the madmen's organization; these three were the creme de la creme of the Normal human's real enemies.

From Project Gutenberg

Called Par Excellence Creme, wrapped in silver foil with a gold label, it sells for fifteen cents and costs you ten.

From Project Gutenberg

Creme Franaise au Rhum is made the same as the foregoing, substituting rum for maraschino.

From Project Gutenberg

The Colonel still sat in his chair, nursing his last drop of creme de menthe resentfully.

From Project Gutenberg

I gave the woman a dose of creme of tarter and flour of Sulphur, and the man Some eye water.

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