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   mousse

   /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"
   • 3. a light, foamy preparation used for styling hair: "apply a dollop of volumizing mousse to the roots and work it in towards the ends of your hair"
   • ▪ a cosmetic or skincare product with a foamy consistency: "this rich shower mousse has an uplifting blend of grapefruit, lemon, orange peel, and cedarwood oils"
   • 4. a frothy brown emulsion of oil and seawater formed by weathering of an oil slick.

   verb

   • 1. style (hair) using mousse: "mousse each section before winding on rollers"

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

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