mousseline
1[ moos-leen ]
/ musˈlin /
noun
Also called Chantilly, Chantilly sauce. hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.
any prepared dish made light and fluffy or airy, as by the mixing in of whipped cream or beaten egg whites.
adjective
prepared or served with whipped cream.
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Origin of mousseline
1< French: literally, muslin
Words nearby mousseline
mousey, mousing, mousquetaire, moussaka, mousse, mousseline, mousseline de laine, mousseline de soie, mousseline sauce, moussorgsky, moustache
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Example sentences from the Web for mousseline
Boiled fish always has mousseline, Hollandaise, mushroom or egg sauce, and round scooped boiled potatoes sprinkled with parsley.
Etiquette|Emily PostWalking dresses are much in vogue of barèges and mousseline, the body skirted, open in front, and lower down than in winter.
It is trimmed with mousseline de soie, and the flounce would hide the line.
The Dull Miss Archinard|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for mousseline
mousseline
/ (French muslin) /
noun
Word Origin for mousseline
C17: French: muslin
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