Nov 30, 2016 · The first two definitions of "creme" on Merriam-Webster are: 1 : a sweet liqueur 2 : cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking The word comes from French crème, which means... cream! Cream, in English, is a word that means "that dairy product that comes from the fatty stuff from milk." Cream is used in common foods like whipped cream …

Sep 9, 2011 · There is an earlier expression, crème de la crème (often spelled creme de la creme), which is a borrowing from French (where it means, literally, cream of the cream). In both languages, the expression means metaphorically the best of the best, i.e. the very best.

Oct 13, 2015 · The phrase "crème de la crème" means to be the best of the best. Is there a phrase that means the opposite of this, that is, to be the worst of the worst? The phrase doesn't have to come from French.

Jul 28, 2023 · I was listening to "Let it Bleed" by The Rolling Stones, and the lyrics say Yeah, we all need someone we can cream on // Yeah and if you want to, well you can cream on me On the Cambridge

Jun 26, 2019 · Morning everyone! Translating a Spanish restaurant menu into English, I found myself doubting whether to capitalize sauce names. Some examples are romesco and Sriracha. Not being familiar with th...

Jun 22, 2018 · As far as I know, it comes from ice cream vendors, particularly American soft serve ice cream, where the vanilla cone was the generic stating point and the cheapest, with everything else being up-charged. Fleet Owner magazine has a nice 1969 example of disparaging usage regarding plain vanilla fleet trucks, and having to wait months for vehicles built to order. They …

We were regaled next with creme bouilli, or boiled cream ; the ingredients which enter into the composition of the beverage are sour cream, eggs, and milk hot from the cow, with a little rennet ; we were served with it in pans, with a spoon to sup it, and sugar was given to such as chose it.

Apr 9, 2022 · There may be some cases where you have a vanilla creme and a raspberry creme, and those I would refer to those as different flavors. You'd never refer to a hamburger and a cheeseburger as different flavors of burgers.

Apr 27, 2021 · "its blond glow shifting bonier" Like the sun, the moon glows different colors depending on how high or low it is in the sky. When the moon is very low in the sky, its glow is orangish; a little higher, it's yellowy or "blond"; and as it gets higher still, it becomes increasingly whiter, or "bonier" (i.e., more the color of bone). The narrator is communicating a fairly …

Dec 9, 2015 · Is there a word to describe an object that excels in form and function? I am trying to avoid very general words like great, superb or excellent.