mousseline
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French mousseline.
Pronunciation
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Noun
mousseline (countable and uncountable, plural mousselines)
- A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
- A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
- A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
- A very thin glass for claret glasses.
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”) in Northern Iraq.
Pronunciation
Noun
mousseline f (plural mousselines)
Further reading
- “mousseline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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