crème

or creme

[ krem, kreem; French krem ]

/ krɛm, krim; French krɛm /

noun, plural crèmes [kremz, kreemz; French krem] /krɛmz, krimz; French krɛm/.

one of a class of liqueurs of a rather thick consistency.

Nearby words

crystallography, crystalloid, crystallose, crystalluria, crèche, crème, crème anglaise, crème brûlée, crème caramel, crème d'ananas, crème de bananes

Origin of crème

From French, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at cream

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Examples from the Web for creme

Add vodka, creme de cacao, buttermilk, three drops of red food coloring, and vanilla extract to a cocktail shaker with ice.
Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes to Fall in Love With|Alie Ward, Georgia Hardstark|February 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There was present the creme de la creme of the city's society.
From the Ball-Room to Hell|T. A. Faulkner
The creme marquise is especially difficult for the woman who tumbles things together in a haphazard fashion.
The Woman Beautiful|Helen Follett Stevans
Creme Franaise au Rhum is made the same as the foregoing, substituting rum for maraschino.
Desserts and Salads|Gesine Lemcke

Marie's creme proved a great success, and the others congratulated her on it so fulsomely that they made her blush.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
I gave the woman a dose of creme of tarter and flour of Sulphur, and the man Some eye water.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

British Dictionary definitions for creme

crème

/ (krɛm, kriːm, kreɪm) /

noun

cream

any of various sweet liqueurscrème de moka

adjective

(of a liqueur) rich and sweet

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