[muːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sweet or savoury dish made as a smooth, light mass in which the main ingredient is whipped with cream and egg white
(e.g: sponge topped with chocolate mousse)

- a mass of tiny bubbles that forms on the top of a glass of champagne or sparkling wine
(e.g: the Brut Réserve possesses a wonderful creamy mousse of small, compact bubbles)

- a light, foamy preparation used for styling hair
(e.g: apply a dollop of volumizing mousse to the roots and work it in towards the ends of your hair)

- a frothy brown emulsion of oil and seawater formed by weathering of an oil slick


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, ‘moss or froth’

[muːs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- style (hair) using mousse
(e.g: mousse each section before winding on rollers)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, ‘moss or froth’