1
: a light spongy food usually containing cream or gelatin
2
: a molded chilled dessert made with sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin
chocolate mousse
3
: a foamy preparation used in styling hair
Examples of mousse in a Sentence
Noun
a jar of styling mousse
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Nasha Smith, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Heat-protectant products usually come in the form of leave-in sprays but can also come as creams or even mousses and are designed to provide some level of protection against heat styling tools, which in general, range in temperature from 120 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 26 July 2024
Exactly how to use velcro rollers Start with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner
After towel drying, add a volumizing spray or mousse that gives texture to the hair.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 17 July 2024
Grab some hot java from Higher Land Coffee and match it with buttery pastries – the whole-wheat chocolate-chip cookies from Base Camp Bakery, maybe, or decadent cakes and mousses from the French-Moroccan patissier at La Noisette Sweets.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
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Noun
Kuwana introduces playful twists to the traditional dessert lineup, such as red velvet cake topped with cream cheese mousse, a Linzer tart cookie, and an orange yuzu semifreddo.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Heat-protectant products usually come in the form of leave-in sprays but can also come as creams or even mousses and are designed to provide some level of protection against heat styling tools, which in general, range in temperature from 120 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 26 July 2024
Exactly how to use velcro rollers Start with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner
After towel drying, add a volumizing spray or mousse that gives texture to the hair.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 17 July 2024
Grab some hot java from Higher Land Coffee and match it with buttery pastries – the whole-wheat chocolate-chip cookies from Base Camp Bakery, maybe, or decadent cakes and mousses from the French-Moroccan patissier at La Noisette Sweets.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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mousse
1 of 2 noun1
: a light whipped or molded food
especially
: a cold dessert of sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin
2
: a foamy preparation used in styling hair
mousse
2 of 2 verb
moussed; moussing
: to style (hair) with mousse
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