[syn: mousse, gel]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mousse \Mousse\ (m[=oo]s), n. [F.]
1. (Cookery) A frozen dessert of a frothy texture, made of
sweetened and flavored whipped cream, sometimes with the
addition of egg yolks and gelatin. Mousse differs from ice
cream in being beaten before -- not during -- the freezing
process.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; as,
a salmon mousse.
[PJC]
3. A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling
hair.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mousse
n 1: a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites
and heavy cream
2: a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with
gelatin
3: toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
[syn: mousse, hair mousse, hair gel]
v 1: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn:
mousse, gel]