'Mousse' definitions:
Definition of 'mousse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
noun
A light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
noun
Toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: mousse, hair mousse, hair gel]
verb
Apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: mousse, gel]
Definition of 'Mousse'
From: GCIDE
- Mousse \Mousse\ (m[=oo]s), n. [F.]
- 1. (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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; as, a salmon mousse. [PJC]
- 3. A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling hair. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'mousse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blancmange,
- breakers,
- candy,
- carrot pudding,
- Charlotte,
- chocolate mousse,
- collar,
- comfit,
- compote,
- confection,
- confectionery,
- confiture,
- conserve,
- custard,
- duff,
- flan,
- foam,
- frosting,
- froth,
- gelatin,
- glaze,
- head,
- honey,
- icing,
- jam,
- Jell-O,
- jelly,
- junket,
- lather,
- marmalade,
- meringue,
- offscum,
- plum pudding,
- preserve,
- pudding,
- puff,
- rennet,
- scud,
- scum,
- sea foam,
- soapsuds,
- souffle,
- spindrift,
- spoondrift,
- spray,
- spume,
- steamed pudding,
- stinging,
- suds,
- surf,
- sweet,
- sweet stuff,
- sweetmeat,
- sweets,
- syllabub,
- tapioca pudding,
- trifle,
- tutti-frutti,
- vanilla pudding,
- whipped cream,
- white water