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- noun Plural form of
mousse . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
mousse .
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Examples
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She told us the other day she had _forty_ grandchildren -- all the males, men and boys, sailors and fishermen and "mousses" -- many of the girls fishwives and the mothers married to fishermen or sailors.
Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington
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In the case of those that need no turning, such as mousses, parfaits, etc., a mold of some kind or a vacuum freezer is required.
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I assume that this change came about over concern for eating uncooked eggs, but after having had many too-foamy mousses that were more whipped cream than chocolate, I will tell you that there is definitely something to be said for the classic recipe made with little more than chocolate and eggs.
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Here was a chef who used siphons to create airy mousses without gelatin and a Pacojet to turn escargot into frozen “dirt.”
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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I view perms as hair management tools, just like white women use gels and mousses to manage their hair.
Good 'Hair?' Hardly. How Chris Rock gets it wrong | EW.com 2009
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Sometimes it seems that these days, mousses are more likely to be made with whipped cream for lightness instead of egg whites.
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Before long, she was babbling away about pâtés and mousses and was proficient enough to continue perfecting her technique under Bugnard, as well as other leading Cordon Bleu chefs.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Before long, she was babbling away about pâtés and mousses and was proficient enough to continue perfecting her technique under Bugnard, as well as other leading Cordon Bleu chefs.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Here was a chef who used siphons to create airy mousses without gelatin and a Pacojet to turn escargot into frozen “dirt.”
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Under the "Menu" heading, Oona had written "Canapés: spring rolls, smoked salmon, quiche squares, guacamole, vol-au-vents (prawn), mini-choc mousses."
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