cold cream

noun

: a soothing and cleansing cosmetic

Examples of cold cream in a Sentence

She uses cold cream to remove her eye makeup.
Recent Examples on the Web Churn ice cream: Stir chopped pistachios into cold cream mixture. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 July 2023 If the mixture is too dry to come together, add 1 tablespoon cold cream or ice water. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2023 Advertisement Eltinge hawked fashion tips through his own magazine, sold his own brand of cold cream and warned of the unspeakable horror of women’s shoes with low heels. Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023 Layered Mocha Sip hot chocolate through layers of hot espresso and thick, cold cream in this deconstructed mocha. Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 17 Dec. 2022 Then, using a large spoon, scoop an apple and some of the sauce into each bowl and serve warm, with cold cream for pouring on top. Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022 Not only is the cold cream over hot coffee an amazingly pleasant juxtaposition, but the cream mitigates the sweetness, looks incredible, and keeps the alcohol vapors in the drink, preventing it from being too volatile. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2022 The hot coffee already needs to carry room-temperature whiskey and cold cream—asking it to use its own heat to also warm the glass will shoot the cocktail in the foot before the first sip is ever taken. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2022 Vanilla ice cream is a classic addition, but a swoosh of yogurt on the serving plate or a drizzle of cold cream straight in the pan works just as well. Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cold cream was in 1693

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“Cold cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20cream. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cold cream

noun
: a soothing and cleansing cosmetic

Medical Definition

cold cream

noun
: a soothing and cleansing cosmetic basically consisting of a perfumed emulsion of a bland vegetable oil or heavy mineral oil

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