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Crème

//kɹɛm// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of cream.

    "I was still wearing Florsheim cordovan wingtip shoes, medium gray flannel slacks, with a broadcoth crème shirt that displayed pale green stripes setting off my dark green silk tie imprinted with light brown heads of horses."

Noun
  1. 1
    A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Cream. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To whip into a thick creamy texture.

    "Cremed magnesia beautifies the skin in the same easy way that milk of magnesia purifies the stomach[…]Thousands of doctors now insist that their wives, patients and nurses use nothing but cremed magnesia on their faces."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.

Etymology 3

Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.

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