MOUSSE

mousse, hair mousse

(noun) toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling

mousse

(noun) a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin

mousse

(noun) a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream

mousse, gel

(verb) apply a styling gel to; “she mousses her hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mousse (countable and uncountable, plural mousses)

An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.

A styling cream used for hair.

A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.

Verb

mousse (third-person singular simple present mousses, present participle moussing, simple past and past participle moussed)

To apply mousse (styling cream).

Anagrams

• Smouse, mouses, smouse

Source: Wiktionary


Mousse (moos), n. [F.] (Cookery)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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