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mousse
a dessert made with whipped cream; a gel or foam used to keep the hair in place
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mousse
(mo͞os)n.
1. Any of various chilled, airy desserts made with flavored whipped cream, gelatin, or eggs: chocolate mousse.
2. A molded dish containing meat, fish, or shellfish combined with whipped cream or egg whites and often gelatin.
3. An aerosol foam used to control and style the hair.
tr.v. moussed, mouss·ing, mouss·es
To apply a styling foam to (the hair).
[French, foam, mousse, from Old French, moss, foam, partly of Germanic origin and partly from Latin mulsa, hydromel, from feminine of mulsus, honey-sweet; see melit- in Indo-European roots.]
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mousse
(muːs)n
1. (Cookery) a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine
2. (Cookery) a similar dish made from fish or meat
3. (Brewing) the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine
4. (Hairdressing & Grooming) short for styling mousse
[C19: from French: froth]
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mousse
(mus)n., v. moussed, mouss•ing. n.
1.
a. a sweetened dessert, usu. made with whipped cream and gelatin or beaten egg whites.
b. an unsweetened aspic containing fish, vegetables, meat, etc.
2. a foamy preparation used to set or style the hair.
v.t. 3. to set or style (hair) with mousse.
[1890–95; < French: froth < Germanic]
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| Noun | 1. |  mousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy creamchocolate mousse - dessert mousse made with chocolate |
| 2. | mousse - a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" fish mousse - mousse made with fish chicken mousse - mousse made with chicken | |
| 3. |  mousse - toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair stylingtoilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) | |
| Verb | 1. | mousse - apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" |
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Translations
قِشْدَه مَخْفوقَهكَرِيـمَة شيكولاتة
šlehaná pěnašlehačka
mousse=-mousse
vaahto
pjenasta krema
frauî
ムース
무스
musasputėsiai
uzputenis
šľahaná pena
mousse
món kem mút
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mousse
n
→ Creme(speise) f
(also styling mousse) → Schaumfestiger m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mousse
(muːs) noun a dish made from flavoured whipped cream and eaten cold. My favourite dessert is chocolate mousse.
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mousse
→ كَرِيـمَة شيكولاتة šlehaná pěna mousse Cremespeise μους mousse vaahto mousse pjenasta krema mousse ムース 무스 mousse fromasj mus mousse, musse мусс mousse อาหารว่างหรือของหวานทำจากวิปครีม วุ้น และไข่ köpük krema món kem mút 多泡沫甜点Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009