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- Dictionarymousse/muːs/
noun
- 1. a sweet or savoury dish made as a smooth, light mass in which the main ingredient is whipped with cream and egg white: "sponge topped with chocolate mousse"
- 2. a mass of tiny bubbles that forms on the top of a glass of champagne or sparkling wine: "the Brut Réserve possesses a wonderful creamy mousse of small, compact bubbles"
verb
- 1. style (hair) using mousse: "mousse each section before winding on rollers"
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MOUSSE definition: 1. a light cold food made from eggs mixed with cream: 2. a light substance that is put on the hair…. Learn more.
1. : a light spongy food usually containing cream or gelatin. 2. : a molded chilled dessert made with sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin. chocolate mousse. 3. : a foamy preparation used in styling hair. mousse. 2 of 2. verb. moussed; moussing. transitive verb. : to style (hair) with mousse.
A mousse (/ ˈ m uː s /, French:; lit. ' foam ' ) is a soft prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. Depending on preparation techniques, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick.
noun. /muːs/ [countable, uncountable] a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made with cream and egg whites and with fruit, chocolate, etc. to give it a sweet taste; a similar dish made with fish, vegetables, etc. a chocolate/strawberry mousse. salmon/mushroom mousse. Topics Food c1. Definitions on the go.
Mousse definition: a sweetened and flavored dessert with a base of whipped cream, beaten egg whites, or both. See examples of MOUSSE used in a sentence.
noun. 1. any of various light chilled or frozen foods made with egg white, gelatin, whipped cream, etc., combined with fruit or flavoring for desserts, or with fish, meat, etc. 2. an aerosol foam used to help hair stay in place and, sometimes, to add color. verb transitive Word forms: moussed or ˈmoussing. 3. to shape or style (hair) with mousse.
a soft, cold food that is often sweet and usually has eggs or cream in it: chocolate mousse. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. mousse noun [C, U] (SUBSTANCE) a substance that you put in your hair so that it stays in a particular shape.
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.
Mousse is a dessert that's made of cream and eggs that have been whipped until they're light and creamy. Don't confuse the dessert mousse with the foamy hair product also called mousse, or else people will want to nibble on your hair after dinner.
Mousse, savory or sweet dish with the consistency of a dense foam, composed of a pureed chief ingredient mixed with stiffly beaten egg whites, whipped cream, or both. Mousses are almost always cold dishes; sweet mousses are sometimes served frozen.
