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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mousse

mouse, mousse

Words nearby mousse

mouse type, mousey, mousing, mousquetaire, moussaka, mousse, mousseline, mousseline de laine, mousseline de soie, mousseline sauce, Moussorgsky

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How to use mousse in a sentence

Dessert is a rich mousse made from donated chocolate and almost-past-its-prime cream.
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For two quarters each, we eat like queens—chocolate mousse on a sugar cone for her, hot fudge swirled through banana ice cream for me.
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It all comes together to make a beautiful disc of mousse on soft milk bread, without collapsing into any sort of nonsense about authenticity or purity.
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Her mother makes a dozen or so cakes, most in fruit flavors, and I could make a case for every slice on display — raspberry, apricot, caramel mousse — that I’ve tried.
This new Azerbaijani bakery offers stories as good as its pastries|Tom Sietsema|February 26, 2021|Washington Post

In the bathroom she wet my hair and then puffed it out with some mousse.
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Lay the smoked salmon slices out, on the work surface, fill with a spoonful of the mousse and roll up to make roulades.
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This list will also likely include petit fours, mini éclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.
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Banana ice cream, frozen chocolate mousse, a web of spun sugar, almond cake, chocolate crunches.
High-Concept Desserts from Star Chefs|Jennie Yabroff|January 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A summer meal might include gougéres, gazpacho, tuna persille, chicken, two cheese courses, and chocolate mousse.
A Burgundy Wine Feast|Sophie Menin|July 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Malgr les efforts du bateau de sauvetage et des lignes envoyes au moyen du fusil porte-amarre, quatre hommes et le mousse ont pri.
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As the pads retain cold as well as they do heat, the ice does not melt, and the mousse gradually freezes itself.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton
Last of all came the vanilla mousse, each glass topped by a big strawberry.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton
When cream was used, it was made into mousse, and of course frozen in the tireless stove.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton
In addition to being attractive, caramel mousse is so delicious that it appeals to practically every one.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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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