crème
/kɹɛm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I was still wearing Florsheim cordovan wingtip shoes, medium gray flannel slacks, with a broadcoth crème shirt that displayed pale green stripes setting off my dark green silk tie imprinted with light brown heads of horses."
- "He went through periods where he wore monochromatic outfits, and though he had begun to experiment with new combinations, he still liked to return to the blue suit with the blue shirt and the blue tie, or the creme colored suit with the creme shirt and the creme tie."
- "(this page) Crème sequin dress by St. Patrick, $1,000, at Bridal Designs, Dragonfly earrings, $12,000, cultured pearl necklace worn as bracelet, $14,000, Lucida® solitaire diamond ring, $22,800, channel set diamond band, $2,075, at Tiffany & Co. Shoes by Stuart Weitzman, $285.[…](left) Crème dress with white lace overlay and pink sash by Monique Lhuillier, $2,910, at Bridal & Formal."
- "Cremed magnesia beautifies the skin in the same easy way that milk of magnesia purifies the stomach[…]Thousands of doctors now insist that their wives, patients and nurses use nothing but cremed magnesia on their faces."
- "Raspberries, usually souffléed or crèmed[…]"
- "CREMING BLEACH 1.5 oz. net wt. / & CREME ACTIVATOR 1 oz. wt."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
more crème (comparative)
most crème (superlative)
creme (alternative)
crèmes (plural)
crèmes (present, singular)
crèming (participle, present)
crèmed (participle, past)
crèmed (past)