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Creme — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bavarois noun A dessert like a custard cream, set with gelatine instead of flour, and flavored with liqueur.
  • cream noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
  • custard noun A sweet sauce or dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar, thickened with heat.
  • plaster noun A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water that hardens into a smooth surface, used to coat walls and ceilings.

Senses

Creme is used for these senses in English:

  • bavarois A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
  • cream The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
  • cream A yellowish white color; the color of cream.
  • cream (medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
  • custard (by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.
  • plaster (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.

cream — full definition

  1. noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
  2. noun A thick, smooth cosmetic or medicinal substance applied to the skin.
  3. noun The best part of a group; the finest examples.
  4. adj Having a pale yellowish-white color.
  5. verb To beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
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