mousse

[ moos ]
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noun
  1. Cooking.

    • a sweetened and flavored dessert with a base of whipped cream, beaten egg whites, or both: chocolate mousse.

    • an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish, usually chilled in a mold: salmon mousse.

  2. a foamy preparation used on the hair to help hold it in place, applied usually to damp hair before grooming or styling and worked in until absorbed.

Origin of mousse

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First recorded in 1890–95; from French: literally, “moss, froth”; partly from Latin (aqua) mulsa “hydromel” (feminine singular of adjective mulsus “mixed with honey, sweet”); partly from Germanic; see moss

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How to use mousse in a sentence

  • Lay the smoked salmon slices out, on the work surface, fill with a spoonful of the mousse and roll up to make roulades.

    We Are Off to the Races!! | Lydia Brownlow | June 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • This list will also likely include petit fours, mini éclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.

    Royal Wedding Plans So Far for Prince William | Barbie Latza Nadeau, Jacqueline Williams | February 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Banana ice cream, frozen chocolate mousse, a web of spun sugar, almond cake, chocolate crunches.

  • A summer meal might include gougéres, gazpacho, tuna persille, chicken, two cheese courses, and chocolate mousse.

    A Burgundy Wine Feast | Sophie Menin | July 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Malgr les efforts du bateau de sauvetage et des lignes envoyes au moyen du fusil porte-amarre, quatre hommes et le mousse ont pri.

    Contes Franais | Douglas Labaree Buffum
  • As the pads retain cold as well as they do heat, the ice does not melt, and the mousse gradually freezes itself.

    Living on a Little | Caroline French Benton
  • Last of all came the vanilla mousse, each glass topped by a big strawberry.

    Living on a Little | Caroline French Benton
  • When cream was used, it was made into mousse, and of course frozen in the tireless stove.

    Living on a Little | Caroline French Benton
  • In addition to being attractive, caramel mousse is so delicious that it appeals to practically every one.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for mousse

mousse

/ (muːs) /


noun
  1. a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine

  2. a similar dish made from fish or meat

  1. the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine

  2. short for styling mousse

Origin of mousse

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C19: from French: froth

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