Contextualizebeta

seafoam

noun
/ˈsiˌfoʊm/US

Etymology

From Middle English see fom, see fome, equivalent to sea + foam.

  1. inherited from see fom

Definitions

  1. A foam created by the agitation of seawater.

  2. A light green-blue color.

    • The bolts were stacked near a wall in shades of teal, seafoam, turquoise, navy, sapphire, sky blue, cream, gold, crimson, coral.

  3. A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and brown sugar.

    • Though it is possible to beat the seafoam by hand, I strongly recommend using an electric beater, as it takes a lot of beating to get seafoam to a smooth and even consistency.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Synonym of meerschaum (“type of mineral”).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for seafoam. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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