mousse

¹mousse

noun \ˈmüs\

Definition of MOUSSE

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

1. a jar of styling mousse

Origin of MOUSSE

French, literally, froth, moss, from Old French mosse, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German mos moss — more at moss

First Known Use: 1892

Rhymes with MOUSSE

crouse, crus, cruse, deuce, douce, goose, juice, loose, moose, noose, nous, puce, rhus, ruse, Russ, schuss, Seuss, sluice, spruce, truce, use, Zeus