Mousse is a sweet light food made from eggs and cream. It is often flavoured with fruit or chocolate.
2. variable noun
Mousse is a soft substance containing a lot of tiny bubbles, for example one that you can put in your hair to make it easier to shape into a particular style.
mousse in British English
(muːs)
noun
1.
a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine
2.
a similar dish made from fish or meat
3.
the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine
4. short for styling mousse
Word origin
C19: from French: froth
mousse in American English
(mus)
noun
1.
any of various light chilled or frozen foods made with egg white, gelatin, whipped cream, etc., combined with fruit or flavoring for desserts, or with fish, meat, etc.
2.
an aerosol foam used to help hair stay in place and, sometimes, to add color
verb transitiveWord forms: moussed or ˈmoussing
3.
to shape or style (hair) with mousse
Word origin
Fr, foam, prob. < L mulsa, kind of mead < mulsus, mixed with honey < mel, honey: see mildew