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noun

Mousse n.

(Cookery) 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.

Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; as, a salmon mousse.

A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling hair.

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Etymology of 'Mousse'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mousse" Quotes from Famous Books

... Divergences in speech are fruitful in every kind of hostility. It was a Scottish captain of the merchant marine who expressed a dislike for the French, and when called on for his reasons, replied that as a people they are ridiculous, for they call a boy a 'mousse'. ...

— The War in the Air; Vol. 1 - The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force • Walter Raleigh

... chilled mould, and turn the cream into it. Cover, and then place a little ice lightly on top. Wet a piece of carpet in water, and cover the top of the pail. Set away for three or four hours; then take the mould from the ice, dip it in cold water, wipe, and then turn the mousse out ...

— Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes • Miss Parloa

... ne queult mousse (A rolling stone gathers no moss).—De l'hermite qui se desespera pour le larron que ala en paradis avant que lui, ...

— Familiar Quotations • John Bartlett

... hostility. It was a Scottish captain of the merchant marine who expressed a dislike for the French, and when called on for his reasons, replied that as a people they are ridiculous, for they call a boy a 'mousse'. ...

— The War in the Air; Vol. 1 - The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force • Walter Raleigh