mousseline
English edit
Etymology edit
From French mousseline.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mousseline (countable and uncountable, plural mousselines)
- A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
- A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
- A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
- A very thin glass for claret glasses.
Related terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”) in Northern Iraq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mousseline f (plural mousselines)
Further reading edit
- “mousseline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.