Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A fine sheer fabric resembling muslin, originally made in Mosul, Iraq.
- n. A hollandaise sauce to which whipped cream has been added.
- n. An aspic containing whipped cream.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A very thin glass used for claret-glasses, etc.
Wiktionary
- n. a very fine, semi opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
- n. a soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
- n. hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Muslin.
Etymologies
- Borrowed from French (Wiktionary)
- French; see muslin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Citrus juices and zest can lighten a barnaise, reduced meat stocks can add depth, and whipped cream can be folded into it, in which case it is classically called a mousseline sauce.”
“Mousselines, Quenelles The basic preparation for many refined fish mixtures is the mousseline, from the French mousse, or “foam,” a term that describes the airy, delicate consistency aimed for.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Also called mousseline buttercream, this frosting is like classic buttercream's dolled-up older sister.”
“He turned out vertical colorblocked dresses with pleat details for daytime and pleated georgette and mousseline ones for night.”
“There was a sea scallop rosette with winter black truffles, celery mousseline and a brown butter sauce.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Party Even the Mayor Must Line Up For
“The '' Bird of the Night '' -- a concoction of silk mousseline and deep purple ostrich feathers, mounted on a mother-of-pearl frame -- is a shrunken variation on the massive feather fans that were all the rage in the 1800s.”
“In sequin-studded silk mousseline, the '' Chiffon '' is mounted on frames made of carbon fiber, an ultra-lightweight polymer used in jets and sports cars.”
“Less impressive was a fillet of veal with a sweetbread as overcooked as the room was underdesigned (have I made my point yet?) and a "smoked pomme mousseline" which did not deliver on its name.”
“Jacqueline's chicken liver mousseline (duo) in Granny Smith apple cups, one with marinated dried cherry, the other with pineapple confit, is truly disgusting.”
“Sadly, there aren't any accompanying pictures, so we don't know whether he delivered this insight while enjoying a starter of Loch Duart salmon, leek, champagne velouté, fine herbs and avruga ? or, perhaps, a main course of veal accompanied by sweetbreads, summer vegetables and smoked pommes mousseline.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mousseline’.
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phrontistery - m
from phrontistery.info
malm, marc, marl, maya, mazy, meet, mel, mew, mewling, mho, miasma, micaceous and 898 more...
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250 Further Spelling Words
Another compilation of spelling words suitable for intermediate to advanced spellers.
venturi, aesir, affenpinscher, rottweiler, amanuensis, balletomane, hansard, sangfroid, yukata, capriccio, cuisse, heriot and 237 more...
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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Open List: Sauces
A list of sauces, used in cuisines around the world. Many of these are listed in the encyplopedic tome of French cookery, Larouse Gastronomique.
Be sure to visit Ruzuzu's savory list ...vinaigrette, hollandaise, mayonnaise, juniper berry and..., béarnaise, allemande, sauce suprême, tarragon sauce, ravigote sauce, vert-pré sauce, tortue sauce, béchamel and 118 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, M
metamerism, malady, margin, marauder, maverick, mercury, mirth, mandible, macerate, meteor, manumission, mica and 292 more...
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Outlander series words
A place for me to keep words I found (or found anew) while reading Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. (Culling my enormous "Learned (or Encountered) in Reading" list.)
gralloch, yeuk, corpse-candle, saprophytic, baldachin, Kermanshah, celandine, tynchal, quaich, mesentery, basidium, dittany and 244 more...
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Rose varieties
Rosarians have names for thousands of varieties of roses.
holy toledo, gourmet popcorn, apple jack, barbara bush, burning desire, hot tamale, tradescant, sweet surrender, sweet chariot, pinocchio, oyster pearl, olympiad and 309 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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learning
A list of words whose meanings I am learning, either because a) I don't know the meaning b) I know the meaning, but could stand to better appreciate certain inflections or secondary meanings or c) ...
louche, educe, loam, cob, sclerotic, palliate, axial, syndicalist, ecumenical, sally, fatuous, parvenu and 1381 more...
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favorite words
sawbones, grackle, celadon, brio, loam, trull, mint, saliva, serape, frisson, impasto, reek and 547 more...
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The word collector
My collection of words that are intriguing, but don't fit my other lists.
snailery, aplasia, postulant, aigrette, caravel, frigate, capeskin, suffusion, schist, varlet, sepulchral, anisotropy and 317 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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Libatious Lexemes
A list devoted to terms related to drinking; particularly alcohol.
reposado, armagnac, rhum agricole, tumbler, claret, medoc, muddler, tun, amontillado, amaro, chartreuse, calvados and 67 more...
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good eggs
eggjectives - words that describe different ways to prepare eggs
shirred, poached, over easy, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, scrambled, deviled, omelet, hollandaise, eggnog, salmagundi, caudle and 27 more...
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whisk
pate brise, torte, creme caramel, creme brulee, financier, saucier, emulsification, pate brisee, nougat, flan, tart, mousseline and 1 more...
Tweets
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chained_bear "The dresses were beautiful; all of silk and velvet, moiré and satin, mousseline and panne. Even hanging lifeless here from their hooks, they had the sheen and beauty of an animal's pelt...."
—Diana Gabaldon, Voyager (NY: Dell, 1994), 781 Jan 17, 2010