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noun

Mousse n.

(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.

Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; as, a salmon mousse.

A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling hair.

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Etymology of 'Mousse'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mousse" Quotes from Famous Books

... immediate result of Madame Bernard's consultation with the doctor was that she disappointed one of her pupils the next day in order to gain an hour, which she devoted to making a very exquisite 'mousse de volaille' for Angela. The poor girl was much touched, but could only eat two or three mouthfuls, and the effort she made to overcome her repugnance was so unmistakable that the good little Frenchwoman was more anxious for her than hurt at ...

— The White Sister • F. Marion Crawford

... en hiver; on les traine sur la neige jusques au bord des rivieres et des lacs; lorsque la fonte des neiges et des glaces a rendu la navigation libre, on les met en radeaux pour les descendre a Quebec, ou ils restent longtems dans l'eau, avant d'etre tires a terre, et ou ils en contractent une mousse qui les echauffe; encore imbibes d'eau, ils sont exposes dans un chantier a toute l'ardeur du soleil de l'ete; l'hiver qui succede les couvre une seconde fois de neige, que le printems fait fondre, et ainsi successivement jusqu'a ce qu'ils soient employes; enfin, ils ...

— Picturesque Quebec • James MacPherson Le Moine

Words linked to "Mousse" : toilet articles, afters, chocolate mousse, gel, dish, chicken mousse, neaten, hair mousse, dessert, fish mousse, groom