SINCE 1828
crème
noun
\ ˈkrem
also ˈkrēm or ˈkrām
\
also ˈkrēm or ˈkrām
\
variants:
or creme
plural crèmes
or cremes\ ˈkrem(z)
, ˈkrēmz \
, ˈkrēmz \
Definition of crème
1
: a sweet liqueur
2
: cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking
3
: cream sense 2b
Examples of crème in a Sentence
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In November, the company halted shipments of its flavored pods — like the popular mango and creme — to retail stores, and shut down its social media accounts. — Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Juul vows to stay in San Francisco despite crackdown on vaping," 6 June 2019 Fold in marshmallow creme and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Chocolate Stout Whoopie Pies," 15 Feb. 2019 Bernie’s Lunch & Supper: Brunch specials include pimiento-cheese deviled eggs, Scotch egg in the hole, fried ham chop and chocolate pot de creme. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "50-plus Easter brunch spots in Chicago and suburbs," 20 Mar. 2018 Kick off brunch by splitting the house pastries—like a sourdough doughnut with squash pastry creme and pear and cranberry coffee cake—before moving on to mains. — Antonio Basada, Condé Nast Traveler, "Best Brunch in Chicago," 3 Mar. 2018 In addition to curbing its social media activity, Juul plans to stop selling nicotine liquids with flavors like mango, fruit and creme at bricks-and-mortar stores. — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, "Juul Says It Will Quit Social Media," 13 Nov. 2018 The food: The Fruity Pebbles concoction had some terrifically smooth ice cream that maintained the cereal's crispiness, while the marshmallow creme gave it a sort of fruity Rice Krispie Treat flavor. — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, "Creamistry is here to fog up the Fort Worth ice-cream scene | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 18 May 2018 Analysts say more than half of Juul’s sales come from four flavors: mango, fruit, cucumber and creme. — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, "Juul Says It Will Quit Social Media," 13 Nov. 2018 Last up are the lip products — two shades of lip gloss ($6 each) and four creme lipsticks in yellow brown, chocolate brown, plum brown, and a peachy nude ($7 each). — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "Karrueche Tran’s New ColourPop Brown Sugar Collab Celebrates the Beauty of Being Brown," 26 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crème.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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