mousse
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noun
Cooking.
- a sweetened and flavored dessert with a base of whipped cream, beaten egg whites, or both: chocolate mousse.
- an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish, usually chilled in a mold: salmon mousse.
a foamy preparation used on the hair to help hold it in place, applied usually to damp hair before grooming or styling and worked in until absorbed.
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Origin of mousse
First recorded in 1890–95; from French: literally, “moss, froth”; partly from Latin (aqua) mulsa “hydromel” (feminine singular of adjective mulsus “mixed with honey, sweet”); partly from Germanic; see moss
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British Dictionary definitions for mousse
mousse
/ (muːs) /
noun
a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine
a similar dish made from fish or meat
the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine
short for styling mousse
Word Origin for mousse
C19: from French: froth
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