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- n. A fine sheer fabric resembling muslin, originally made in Mosul, Iraq.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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Muslin.
Etymologies
- French; see muslin.
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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Logolepsy
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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.
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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