Lexic.us

Definition of Mousse

1. Verb. Apply a styling gel to. "They mousse their hair "; "She mousses her hair"

2. Noun. A rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream.

3. Noun. A light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin.

4. Noun. Toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling.

Definition of Mousse

1. n. 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.

Definition of Mousse

1. Noun. An airy pudding served chilled, particularly ''chocolate mousse''. ¹

2. Noun. A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin. ¹

3. Noun. A styling cream used for hair. ¹

4. Verb. To apply mousse (styling cream). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mousse

1. to style with mousse (foamy preparation used in styling hair) [v MOUSSED, MOUSSING, MOUSSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mousse

mousing mousing over mousings mousle mousled mousles mousling mousme mousmee mousmees

mousmes mousmé mousmée moussaka moussakas mousse (current term) moussed mousselike mousseline mousseline de sole

mousselines mousses mousseux moussing moust moustache moustache cup moustached moustached warbler moustacheless

Literary usage of Mousse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"mousse Marion. 1 quart vanilla ice cream. 1 teaspoon granulated gelatine. ... Cardinal mousse, with Iced Madeira Sauce. Line a mould with Pomegranate Ice; ..."

2. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Rice—Salsify or Oyster-Plant—Mock Oysters—To Boil Spinach—Frenched Spinach—Spinach with Eggs on Toast—Spinach mousse—To Cook Squash—Baked Squash—Squash ..."

3. The Mendelssohn Club Cook Book by Mendelssohn Club (Rockford, Ill.) (1909)
"Pineapple mousse. One cup diced canned pineapple; J^ pint whipped cream; 1 tablespoon gelatine soaked in a little water, and dissolved over the tea kettle; ..."

4. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-dish Dainties: With Thirty-two Illustrations by Janet McKenzie Hill (1899)
"Mould the mousse in small cups ; turn out on to a slice of chilled tomato resting upon a lettuce leaf; garnish with mayonnaise dressing, decorating both the ..."

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