cream
v.
beat, defeat; make cream; blend into a creamy mass
n.
fatty portion of milk which rises to the top; fat; frosting; pudding; whipped cream; ointment; moisturizer, balm, lotion; first choice; beige, off-white color
adj.
cream colored, off-white
Cream
Cream (from Greek
chrisma) is a
dairy product that is composed of the higher-
butterfat layer skimmed from the top of
milk before
homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream this process is accelerated by using
centrifuges called "separators". In many countries, cream is sold in several grades depending on total butterfat content. Cream can be dried to a powder for shipment to distant markets.
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cream
Noun
1. the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
(synonym) pick
(hypernym) elite, elite group
2. the part of milk containing the butterfat
(hypernym) dairy product
(hyponym) clotted cream, Devonshire cream
3. toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
(synonym) ointment, emollient
(hypernym) toiletry, toilet article, toiletries
(hyponym) cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream
Verb
1. make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"
(hypernym) beat, scramble
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"
(hypernym) put on, apply
(derivation) ointment, emollient
3. remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
(synonym) skim, skim off, cream off
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(see-also) cream off, skim off
4. add cream to one's coffee, for example
(hypernym) modify
Cream
(v. t.)
To take off the best or choicest part of.
(v. t.)
To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
(v. t.)
To furnish with, or as with, cream.
(v. i.)
To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle.
(n.)
The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.
(n.)
The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the surface.
(n.)
The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures.
(n.)
A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream.
(n.)
A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Cream
To dream of seeing cream served, denotes that you will be associated with wealth if you are engaged in business other than farming. To the farmer, it indicates fine crops and pleasant family relations. To drink cream yourself, denotes immediate good fortune. To lovers, this is a happy omen, as they will soon be united.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project