Definition of ice-cream
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of a color similar to that of vanilla ice cream
ice cream
nounDefinition of ice cream (Entry 2 of 2)
: a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usually eggs
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The first known use of ice-cream was in 1743
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