Definitions

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  • adjective Without cream (the dairy product).

Etymologies

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cream +‎ -less

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Examples

  • But like many parents, the Obamas have had mixed results: Michelle Obama recently said a version of "creamless" creamed spinach by White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford still was a bit too "green" for the kids.

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

  • But like many parents, the Obamas have had mixed results: Michelle Obama recently said a version of "creamless" creamed spinach by White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford still was a bit too "green" for the kids.

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2009

  • But like many parents, the Obamas have had mixed results: Michelle Obama recently said a version of "creamless" creamed spinach by White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford still was a bit too "green" for the kids.

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2009

  • Leftover roast duck, goose or rabbit, pulled off the bone and stewed slowly in a combination of its own (creamless) gravy, red wine and canned tomatoes makes for a luscious ragu to be tossed with wide noodles, such as pappardelle or tagliatelle.

    Elissa Altman: The Holiday Onslaught 2008

  • When Singapore's Chubby Hubby posted this creamless creamed corn last month, I couldn't wait to try it.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • When Singapore's Chubby Hubby posted this creamless creamed corn last month, I couldn't wait to try it.

    Creamless Creamed Corn ♥ | A Veggie Venture 2005

  • You'd do well to start with one of the daily changing soups: a restorative and well-seasoned creamless turnip purée, or a rich lobster-and-chestnut blend drizzled with olive oil.

    Take That, Arthur Avenue! Riverdale Garden Grows in Bronx 2005

  • He sat down with them, declined the food Marjorie offered, ordered himself three slivers of dry toast and a cup of lemonless and creamless tea, and sipped them and nibbled them as if even they were a concession to manners.

    I've Married Marjorie Margaret Widdemer 1931

  • There are, however, things which even Félicité cannot do; and it had suddenly struck me coldly in the sunshine that to produce proper cakes and rich cream at ten minutes 'notice in a creamless and cakeless bachelor villa, miles from anywhere in particular, might be beyond even her genius.

    My Friend the Chauffeur Frederic [Illustrator] Lowenheim 1901

  • Bacon, _frijoles_, and creamless coffee speedily become ambrosia and nectar under the influence of mountain-air and mountain-exercise; but Mr. Billings had as yet done no climbing.

    Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier Charles King 1888

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