seafoam

English

Alternative forms

• sea-foam

Etymology

From Middle English see fom, see fome, equivalent to sea +‎ foam.

Noun

seafoam (countable and uncountable, plural seafoams)

1. A foam created by the agitation of seawater.
   • 2008 May 28, Eric Konigsberg, “A City Tailor Who Revels in the Boldest Sportswear”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The bolts were stacked near a wall in shades of teal, seafoam, turquoise, navy, sapphire, sky blue, cream, gold, crimson, coral.

2. A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and brown sugar.

   Coordinate term: divinity

   • 2001, Laura Dover Doran, Making Great Candy: A Sweet Selection of Fun and Easy Recipes:

     Though it is possible to beat the seafoam by hand, I strongly recommend using an electric beater, as it takes a lot of beating to get seafoam to a smooth and even consistency.

3. Synonym of meerschaum (“type of mineral”)

Derived terms

• seafoam candy
• seafoam salad

Translations

foam created by wave action - often washed up on to beaches

• Danish: havskum n
• Dutch: zeeschuim (nl) n
• German: Meeresschaum m
• Ingrian: merenvaahto
• Maori: puatai, pūtai, pūpūtai, kōputunga ngaru
• Russian: морска́я пе́на f (morskája péna)
• Turkish: deniz köpüğü