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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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The meaning of MOUSSE is a light spongy food usually containing cream or gelatin. How to use mousse in a sentence.
a light substance that is put on the hair or skin to improve its appearance or condition: styling mousse. imagenavi/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of mousse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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.
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. 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.
mousse. 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. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
mousse definition: 1. a soft, cold food that is often sweet and usually has eggs or cream in it: 2. a substance that…. Learn more.
n. 1. (Cookery) a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine. 2. (Cookery) a similar dish made from fish or meat. 3. (Brewing) the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine. 4. (Hairdressing & Grooming) short for styling mousse. [C19: from French: froth]
noun. a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream. see more. noun. a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin. see more. noun. toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling. synonyms: hair gel, hair mousse.
a sweetened and flavored dessert with a base of whipped cream, beaten egg whites, or both: chocolate mousse. an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish, usually chilled in a mold: salmon mousse.
