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mousse Definition

mousse (mo̵̅o̅s)

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

Etymology: Fr, foam, prob. < L mulsa, kind of mead < mulsus, mixed with honey < mel, honey: see mildew

transitive verb moussed, mouss′·ing

to shape or style (hair) with mousse

mousse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: The food was very good indeed starting with a duck liver parfait, then mousse made by local Franken fish wrapped in spinach.
  • have: Pudding was a big success on our table: those who had the lemon mousse were delighted with the dish.
  • smoke: From the five cooked starters, we chose with difficulty a platter of smoked mousses made from sea bass, trout and haddock.
  • apply: How to use: When applying the mousse in the morning, make sure the skin is free from soap residue and oil.

Preposition: with

  • cream: Decorate the mousse with the cream and the orange rind.

Adjective modifier

  • creamy: Soft creamy mousse, subtle apple and lemon notes.
  • lemon: Pudding was a big success on our table: those who had the lemon mousse were delighted with the dish.
  • chocolate: Now we need to look at the chocolate mousse.
  • persistent: The palate is medium bodied and zesty with a persistent mousse, crisp acidity and a delightful balance between red fruit and citrus flavors.
  • rich: Back To Top ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournville Mocha Mousse A really rich, velvety smooth mousse to serve on special occasions.
  • dark: Chocolate Fudge Cake White and dark chocolate mousse sandwiched between layers of chocolate sponge cake, then covered in a dark chocolate fudge.

Modifies a noun

  • cake: Breakfast in bed of smoked salmon and cream cheese followed by chocolate mousse cake.
  • mixture: Pour this mousse mixture into melted butter, stirring continuously.
  • T: Mousse T is now on board, and provides some tasty mixes of his own.

Noun used with modifier

  • chocolate: I buy the Count On Us chocolate mousse from M&S.
  • salmon: This makes a nice change to the usual salmon mousse.
  • cheese: Biggest prize pool blue cheese mousse volunteer fire brigade wpt texas hold.
  • fruit: The grilled pineapple with sauteed grapes and butterscotch ice cream and the white chocolate and passion fruit mousse will have to await another visit.
  • chicken: Add the chicken mousse to the bowl with the mushroom mixture 18.
  • prawn: When this has been done we need to make the prawn mousse.