Devonshire cream

American  

noun

1. clotted cream.

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Devonshire cream British  

/ ˈdɛvənʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. another name for clotted cream

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Etymology

Origin of Devonshire cream

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

In the Players’ Tea Room, the players sit on pale-blue wicker chairs at pale-blue wicker tables eating strawberries in Devonshire cream.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 2, 2015

In the Members’ Enclosure, on the Members’ Lawn, members and their guests are sitting under white parasols, consuming best-end-of-lamb salad and strawberries in Devonshire cream.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 2, 2015

The description, although impressive at first, cumulatively feels as clotted as Devonshire cream.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2011

With some newspapers, a few jars of Devonshire cream, a small consignment of leather, and a solitary passenger aboard, the flight inaugurated commercial air service between London and Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was peacock pie, jellied eds, Devonshire cream, curried porpoise, iced fruit salad, and two thousand side dishes.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Related Words

• heavy cream