crème
/kɹɛm/
crème adjective: synonym of cream.
Adjective
crème (comparative more crème, superlative most crème)
- 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.1989, Benjamin Evans Dean, A Virginian in Yankeeland: Volume Four: Some Stars and Stripes Voyages, →ISBN, page 10
- 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 the creme shirt and the creme tie.1999, Margaret Allison (pseudonym; Cheryl Klam), The Last Curve, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 15
- Synonyms:
- cream
Noun
crème (countable and uncountable, plural crèmes)
Verb
crème (third-person singular simple present crèmes, present participle crèming, simple past and past participle crèmed)
- 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.1929 July 11, “Look Lovely Tonight: New Skin Beauty in Five Minutes—It’s as Simple as Washing Your Face”, in Daily News, volume 11, number 13, New York, N.Y., page 33, column 2
- Raspberries, usually souffléed or crèmed[…]1966, Mademoiselle: The Magazine for the Smart Young Woman, volume 64
Examples of crème in a sentence
- Shoes by Stuart Weitzman, $285.[…](left) Crème dress with white lace overlay and pink sash by Monique Lhuillier, $2,910, at Bridal & Formal.2005, Cincinnati Wedding, pages 48 (picture perfect) and 51 (master class):
- Sweet! / How Twinkies Got Crèmed / They’re golden brown, irresistibly spongy, and filled with “crème” (you don’t think there’s actually cream in there, do you?).2015, Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo, editors, W. C. Privy’s Original Bathroom Companion, number 2, St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN:
Synonyms of crème
Forms of crème
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more crème |
| superlative | most crème |
| alternative form | creme |
| Noun | |
| plural | crèmes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crèmes |
| present participle | crèming |
| past participle | crèmed |
| past | crèmed |
Origin of crème
Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.
Words formed from crème
Phrases with crème
- crème sodas
- crème brulée
- crème brûlée
- crème brûlées
- crème fraiche
- crème fraîche
- crème anglaise
- crème caramels
- crème anglaises
- crème de cassis
- coeur à la crème
- crème pâtissière
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Questions about crème
- What does crème mean?
- Crème means synonym of cream.
- How do you use crème in a sentence?
- Shoes by Stuart Weitzman, $285.[…](left) Crème dress with white lace overlay and pink sash by Monique Lhuillier, $2,910, at Bridal & Formal.
- What part of speech is crème?
- Crème can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce crème?
- Crème is pronounced /kɹɛm/.
Words near crème in the dictionary
Source and license
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