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French cream

French cream noun: brandy.

Noun

French cream (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Brandy.

Origin of French cream

An allusion to the French custom of taking brandy in one's tea instead of cream.

Questions about French cream

What does French cream mean?
French cream means brandy.
What part of speech is French cream?
French cream is a noun.

Words near French cream in the dictionary

  1. French coffees
  2. French colonial empire
  3. French Community
  4. French Congo
  5. French cotton
  6. French cream
  7. French cricket
  8. French cricketer
  9. French cricketers
  10. French cuff
  11. French cuffs

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