mousse
noun
- a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold: chocolate mousse.
- an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish: salmon mousse.
Origin of mousse
Examples from the Web for mousse
Contemporary Examples of mousse
In the bathroom she wet my hair and then puffed it out with some mousse.
Lay the smoked salmon slices out, on the work surface, fill with a spoonful of the mousse and roll up to make roulades.
Mousse de Foies de Volailleby Julia Child Tired of the same old chicken recipes?
Historical Examples of mousse
A few berries had also been sliced and mixed with the mousse as she put it in the glasses.
Living on a LittleCaroline French Benton
This was alternated with some sort of mousse made in the fireless stove.
Living on a LittleCaroline French Benton
If the chaudfroid says nothing to you, will you not try the mousse?
The MonsterEdgar Saltus
Line the mold with an ice and fill the center with a mousse or a parfait.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
This mousse can be flavored with a tablespoonful of kirsch, rum, or brandy instead of sherry.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald