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See also:creme,Creme,crémé,cremé,andCrème

English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromFrenchcrème.Doublet ofcream andcrema.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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crème (comparativemorecrème,superlativemostcrème)

  1. Synonym ofcream.
    • 1989, Benjamin Evans Dean,A Virginian in Yankeeland: Volume Four: Some Stars and Stripes Voyages,→ISBN, page10:
      I was still wearing Florsheim cordovan wingtip shoes, medium gray flannel slacks, with a broadcothcrème shirt that displayed pale green stripes setting off my dark green silk tie imprinted with light brown heads of horses.
    • 1999, Margaret Allison (pseudonym; Cheryl Klam),The Last Curve,Pocket Books,→ISBN, page15:
      He went through periods where he wore monochromatic outfits, and though he had begun to experiment with new combinations, he still liked to return to the blue suit with the blue shirt and the blue tie, or the creme colored suit with thecreme shirt and thecreme tie.
    • 2005,Cincinnati Wedding, pages 48 (picture perfect) and 51 (master class):
      (this page)Crème sequin dress by St. Patrick, $1,000, at Bridal Designs, Dragonfly earrings, $12,000, cultured pearl necklace worn as bracelet, $14,000, Lucida® solitaire diamond ring, $22,800, channel set diamond band, $2,075, at Tiffany & Co. Shoes by Stuart Weitzman, $285.[](left)Crème dress with white lace overlay and pink sash by Monique Lhuillier, $2,910, at Bridal & Formal.

Noun

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crème (countable anduncountable,pluralcrèmes)

  1. (cooking) A verysugary, fluffy whitecream derivative orcreamlike analogue.
  2. (cosmetics)Cream.

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Verb

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crème (third-person singular simple presentcrèmes,present participlecrèming,simple past and past participlecrèmed)

  1. Towhip into a thick creamy texture.
    • 1929 July 11, “Look LovelyTonight: New Skin Beauty in Five Minutes—It’s as Simple as Washing Your Face”, inDaily News, volume11, number13, New York, N.Y., page33, column 2:
      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 butcremed magnesia on their faces.
    • 1966,Mademoiselle: The Magazine for the Smart Young Woman, volume64:
      Raspberries, usually souffléed orcrèmed[]
    • 1976 April 7,Battle Creek Enquirer and News, volume76, number260, Battle Creek, Mich., pageA-8:
      CREMING BLEACH 1.5 oz. net wt. / & CREME ACTIVATOR 1 oz. wt.
    • 1989,Honey Hotline:
      Cremed Honey Spreads Combine the Goodness of Nature[]David Yurgelum of Gourmet Products (Watertown, Conn.) is a connoisseur when it comes tocremed honey spreads.
    • 2001,Paula Begoun,Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me: A Unique Guide to Over 30,000 Products, Plus the Latest Skin-Care Research, 5th edition,→ISBN, page929:
      Cremed Powder Eyeshadow($16) has a slightly heavy texture that is more powdery than creamy.
    • 2012, Kirstin Jackson, “Délice de la Vallée Fromage Blanc, California”, inIt’s Not You, It’s Brie: Unwrapping America’s Unique Culture of Cheese,Perigee Books,→ISBN:
      Translating to “delight of the valley,” Délice is an uber-crèmed fromage blanc, or as Davis likes to call it, a “crème de fromage.” It’s a triple crème, fresh, soft cheese made with whole cow’s milk and cream, with fresh Sonoma chèvre mixed in.
    • 2015,Erin Barrett,Jack Mingo, editors,W. C. Privy’s Original Bathroom Companion, number 2,St. Martin’s Press,→ISBN:
      Sweet! / How Twinkies GotCrèmed /They’re golden brown, irresistibly spongy, and filled with “crème” (you don’t think there’s actually cream in there, do you?).

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchcrème.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krɛm/,/krɛːm/
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  • Hyphenation:crè‧me

Noun

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crème f (pluralcrèmes,diminutivecrèmepje norcrèmeke n)

  1. cream(color/colour)
  2. (Belgium, colloquial)ice cream
    • 1962, Hugo Claus,De verwondering:
      ‘Eencrèmeke, alstublief, m'dam.’
      Anice cream, please, ma'am.
    • 2011, Guido van Heulendonk,Terug naar Killary Harbour:
      HIERCRÈME MET ÉCHTE FRAISEN!
      Hereice cream withreal cherries!
    • 2017 October 15, 'Goesting' (pseud.), "Crème de la crème: hier lik je de lekkerste ijsjes van het land",Het Laatste Nieuws.
      Goesting ging testen en serveert de crème de la crème onder decrème, al zeggen we er meteen bij dat deze lijst uiteraard niet volledig is.
      Goesting went to test and serves the crème de la crème ofice cream, although we say right away that this list is obviously not exhaustive.
  3. cream(ointment)

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French

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FrenchWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchchresme, fromOld Frenchcresme, fromLate Latincrama, aTransalpine Gaulish word influenced byLatinchrisma (modern Frenchchrême), fromAncient Greekχρῖσμα(khrîsma).

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Adjective

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crème (invariable)

  1. cream(color/colour)
  2. (colloquial)cool
    Synonyms:cool,bien,classe

Descendants

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Noun

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crème f (pluralcrèmes)

  1. cream
  2. (France, colloquial)café crème
  3. (Louisiana)ice cream

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Verb

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crème

  1. inflection ofcrémer:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. first-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    3. second-personsingularimperative

See also

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Colors in French ·couleurs(layout ·text)
    blanc    gris    noir
            rouge;cramoisi,carmin            orange;brun,marron            jaune;crème
            lime            vert            menthe
            cyan,turquoise;bleu canard            azur,bleu ciel            bleu
            violet,lilas;indigo            magenta;pourpre            rose

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German

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Verb

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crème

  1. inflection ofcrèmen:
    1. first-personsingularpresent
    2. first/third-personsingularsubjunctive I
    3. singularimperative

Norman

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchcresme, fromLate Latincrāmum, a blend ofGaulish*crama andLate Latinchrisma(ointment).

Noun

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crème f (pluralcrèmes)

  1. (Jersey)cream

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