cream : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a rich custard set with gelatin
  

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• a preparation of gelatin, cream, sugar, and eggs, whipped; to be eaten cold.

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• noun layer cake filled with custard
  

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• noun ice cream flavored with chocolate
  

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• noun thick cream made from scalded milk
  clotted cream.
  

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• clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by warming new milk.

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• noun white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat
  coconut milk.
  

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• noun plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
  hairy willowherb; Epilobium hirsutum.
  

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• noun cream that has at least 18% butterfat
  light cream; coffee cream.
  
  • in England they call light cream `single cream'

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• noun a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
  cold cream; coldcream; face cream.
  

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• an ointment made of white wax, almond oil, rose water, and borax, and used as a salve for the hands and lips.

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• verb put cold cream on one's face
  

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• noun soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream
  

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• a kind of cheese made from curd from which the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has been added.

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• an instrument to test milk, being usually a graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the cream to rise.

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Cream" laid`

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1. See under Laid.

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• the Brazil nut.

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• . (a) A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air. (b) A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.

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• noun a salt used especially in baking powder
  potassium bitartrate; tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate.
  

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• (Chem.), purified tartar or argol; so called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the surface of the liquor in the process of purification by recrystallization. It is a white crystalline substance, with a gritty acid taste, and is used very largely as an ingredient of baking powders; called also potassium bitartrate, acid potassium tartrate, etc.

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• verb remove from the surface
  skim; skim off; cream.
  
  • skim cream from the surface of milk
• verb pick the best
  skim off.
  

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• noun a small pitcher for serving cream
  creamer.
  

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• noun puff filled with cream or custard
  chou.
  

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• noun white sauce made with cream
  

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• noun sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla
  

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• noun leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
  Viola striata; pale violet; striped violet.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of fresh cream
  creamy-white; creamy-colored.
  

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Cream"-col`ored adjective

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1. Of the color of cream; light yellow. "Cream-colored horses." Hazlitt.

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• noun courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
  Cursorius cursor.
  

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Cream"-faced` adjective

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1. White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion.

   Thou cream-faced loon. Shak.

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Cream"-fruit` noun

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1. (Bot.) A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice.

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• noun Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd
  Adansonia gregorii; sour gourd.
  

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Cream"-slice` noun

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1. A wooden knife with a long thin blade, used in handling cream or ice cream.

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Cream"-white` adjective

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1. As white as cream.

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• noun thick cream made from scalded milk
  clotted cream.
  

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• noun fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat
  

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• noun made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water
  

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• noun a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
  cold cream; coldcream; face cream.
  

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• noun moisturizing cream for the hands
  

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• noun contains more than 36% butterfat
  

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• noun cream with a fat content of 48% or more
  double creme.
  

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• noun frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
  icecream.
  

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• for iced cream, cream, milk, or custard, sweetened, flavored, and frozen.

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• noun ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
  Inga edulis.
  

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• noun ice cream molded to look like a cake
  icebox cake.
  

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• noun ice cream in a crisp conical wafer
  

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• noun a drink with ice cream floating in it
  ice-cream float; float.
  

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• noun a drink with ice cream floating in it
  ice-cream float; float.
  

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• noun ice cream served with a topping
  sundae.
  

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• . Same as Ice cream, under Ice.

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• noun cream that has at least 18% butterfat
  light cream; coffee cream.
  
  • in England they call light cream `single cream'

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• noun cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
  light whipping cream.
  

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• noun a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors
  

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• noun ice cream flavored with fresh peaches
  

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• noun a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise
  

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• noun toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving
  shaving soap.
  

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• noun cream that has at least 18% butterfat
  light cream; coffee cream.
  
  • in England they call light cream `single cream'

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• noun dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base
  frozen custard.
  

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• noun artificially soured light cream
  sour cream.
  

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• noun artificially soured light cream
  sour cream.
  

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• noun ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries
  

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• (Cooking), to rub, stir, or beat, butter till it is of a light creamy consistency.

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• noun fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat
  triple creme.
  

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• noun ice cream flavored with vanilla extract
  

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• noun a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
  cold cream; coldcream; face cream.
  

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• noun cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy
  

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• noun cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
  light whipping cream.
  

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