v. i. To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle. [ 1913 Webster ]
There are a sort of men whose visages
Do cream and mantle like a standing pool. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. crême, perh. fr. LL. crema cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth, perh. akin to cremare to burn. ]
In vain she tries her paste and creams,
To smooth her skin or hide its seams. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bavarian cream,
Cold cream,
Cream cheese,
Cream gauge,
Cream nut,
Cream of lime.
Cream of tartar (Chem.),
v. t.
Creaming the fragrant cups. Mrs. Whitney. [ 1913 Webster ]
To cream butter (Cooking),
n. (Cookery) A kind of cake filled with custard made of cream, eggs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the color of cream; light yellow. “Cream-colored horses.” Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a California plant (Platystemon californicus) with small pale yellow flowers.
n. a small pitcher for serving cream;
n.;
a. White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou cream-faced loon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice. [ 1913 Webster ]