crème

or creme

[ krem, kreem; French krem ]

/ krɛm, krim; French krɛm /

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noun, plural crèmes

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

cream.

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

Words nearby crème

cremation, cremationist, cremator, crematorium, crematory, crème, crème anglaise, crème brûlée, crème caramel, crème d'ananas, crème de bananes

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How to use crème in a sentence

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The “Jane’s Caviar” dish is a spread of trout roe and crème fraiche and comes with a towering mound of shatteringly crisp chips.
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This was the top of the madmen's organization; these three were the creme de la creme of the Normal human's real enemies.
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Called Par Excellence Creme, wrapped in silver foil with a gold label, it sells for fifteen cents and costs you ten.
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Creme Franaise au Rhum is made the same as the foregoing, substituting rum for maraschino.
Desserts and Salads|Gesine Lemcke
The Colonel still sat in his chair, nursing his last drop of creme de menthe resentfully.
Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence
I gave the woman a dose of creme of tarter and flour of Sulphur, and the man Some eye water.
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British Dictionary definitions for crème

crème

/ (krɛm, kriːm, kreɪm) /

noun

cream

any of various sweet liqueurscrème de moka

adjective

(of a liqueur) rich and sweet

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