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crème

adj
/kɹɛm/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.

  1. derived from crème

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cream.

    • I was still wearing Florsheim cordovan wingtip shoes, medium gray flannel slacks, with a broadcoth crème shirt that displayed pale green stripes setting off my dark green silk tie imprinted with light brown heads of horses.

  2. A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue.

  3. Cream.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To whip into a thick creamy texture.

      • Cremed magnesia beautifies the skin in the same easy way that milk of magnesia purifies the stomach[…]Thousands of doctors now insist that their wives, patients and nurses use nothing but cremed magnesia on their faces.
      • Raspberries, usually souffléed or crèmed[…]
      • CREMING BLEACH 1.5 oz. net wt. / & CREME ACTIVATOR 1 oz. wt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA