mousseline

¹ American  

[moos-leen] / musˈlin /

noun

1. Also called Chantilly sauce.  Also called Chantilly.  hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

2. any prepared dish made light and fluffy or airy, as by the mixing in of whipped cream or beaten egg whites.

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adjective

1. prepared or served with whipped cream.

mousseline ² American  

[moos-leen] / musˈlin /

noun

French.

1. muslin.

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mousseline British  

/ muslin /

noun

1. a fine fabric made of rayon or silk

2. a type of fine glass

3. short for mousseline sauce

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Etymology

Origin of mousseline

< French: literally, muslin

Example Sentences

Far fewer restaurants are offering snacks of grilled mussels draped with velvety choron sauce, or starters of poached asparagus with sauce mousseline, items that have the ring of the familiar but are executed with flair.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

Elsewhere there were plays in transparency thanks to mousseline, chiffon and crepe-de-chine fabrics alongside see-through stockings.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Paris-Brest, praline-flavored mousseline piped inside a ring of pâte à choux, is a showstopping New Year’s dessert.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Madeleines are not Bresse-born pastry chef François Perret's madeleine de Proust; that honor goes to his grandmother's mousseline cake or his father's crème anglaise.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2021

For every-day I have a new black mousseline with white clover leaves on it, and an all-black French chally to wear to dinner.

From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)