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Cream off   /krim ɔf/   Listen
Cream off

verb
1.
Remove from the surface.  Synonyms: cream, skim, skim off.
2.
Pick the best.  Synonym: skim off.






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"Cream off" Quotes from Famous Books



... this variety, this beauty in all things around and about her! How the young glad soul, newly escaped from prison, revelled and expatiated in its freedom! Papillon, who at ten years old, had skimmed the cream off all the simple pleasures, appointed herself her aunt's instructress in most things, and taught her to row, with some help from Lord Fareham, who was an expert waterman; and, at the same time, tried to teach her to despise the country, and all ...
— London Pride - Or When the World Was Younger • M. E. Braddon

... flavoured then strain it into a basin, and add the beaten yolks of eggs. Put this mixture into a jug; place the jug in a saucepan of boiling water over the fire, and stir the contents until they thicken, but do not allow them to boil. Take the cream off the fire, stir in the lemon-juice and isinglass, which should be melted, and whip well; fill a mould, place it in ice if at hand, and, when set, turn it out on a dish, and garnish as taste may dictate. The mixture may be whipped and drained, ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton



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