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crème

or creme

[krem, kreem; French krem]
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noun, plural crèmes [kremz, kreemz; French krem] /krɛmz, krimz; French krɛm/.
  1. cream.
  2. one of a class of liqueurs of a rather thick consistency.
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Origin of crème

From French, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at cream
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Examples from the Web for creme

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  • The creme marquise is a whiter, harder preparation than any of the others.

    The Woman Beautiful

    Helen Follett Stevans

  • It was the fashion among the creme de la creme to keep aloof from him.

    Endymion

    Benjamin Disraeli

  • There was present the creme de la creme of the city's society.

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

    The Penal Cluster

    Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)

  • The creme marquise is especially difficult for the woman who tumbles things together in a haphazard fashion.

    The Woman Beautiful

    Helen Follett Stevans

British Dictionary definitions for creme

crème

noun
  1. cream
  2. any of various sweet liqueurscrème de moka
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adjective
  1. (of a liqueur) rich and sweet
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Word Origin and History for creme

n.

1845, from French crème (see cream (n.)). For crème brûlée, see brulee.

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