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mousse

Pronunciation:  moos

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Matching Terms:  moussaka, mousseline, mousseline de soie, mousseline de sole, moussorgsky

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
  2. [n]  a light creamy dessert set with gelatin
  3. [n]  a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
  4. [v]  apply mousse to; of hair
 
 Synonyms: gel, hair gel, hair mousse
 
 See Also: chicken mousse, chocolate mousse, dessert, dish, fish mousse, groom, neaten, toilet article, toiletries, toiletry

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mousse\ (m[=oo]s), n. [F.] (Cookery)
A frozen dessert of a frothy texture, made of sweetened and
flavored whipped cream, sometimes with the addition of egg
yolks and gelatin. Mousse differs from ice cream in being
beaten before -- not during -- the freezing process.

 
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