mousseline
1[ moos-leen ]
/ musˈlin /
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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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mousseline
/ (French muslin) /
noun
Word Origin for mousseline
C17: French: muslin
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