ice milk

American  

noun

1. a frozen food similar to ice cream but made with skim milk.

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Etymology

Origin of ice milk

First recorded in 1835–45; ice + milk

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How does ice-milk compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• ice milk vs. ice cream

Example Sentences

Perhaps using nuts helps with the texture because despite the olive oil, the end result has more of an ice milk lightness instead of the dense richness of a super-premium product.

From New York Times

Just a few years later, a teenage Parul Patel was learning to mix ice milk, seltzer and flavored syrup in her dad’s new shop.

From New York Times

What is my “favorite ice milk”? What is “ice milk”?

From New York Times

It’s more ice milk than ice cream, with corn-infused flavor so intense it reverberates.

From Washington Post

Historians still argue about whether President Zachary Taylor died after gorging on ice milk and frozen cherries during a Fourth of July party in 1850.

From Washington Post

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