Topic: FOOD
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | craime, cresme, from Latin cramum |
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cream1

1DF [uncountable] a thick yellow-white liquid that rises to the top of milk :
fresh cream
strawberries and cream
fresh cream
strawberries and cream2 [uncountable] a pale yellow-white colour
3 [uncountable and countable]DF used in the names of foods containing cream or something similar to it :
cream of chicken soup
cream of chicken soup4 [uncountable and countable]DCBMH a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it feel soft, treat a medical condition etc [↪ lotion]:
sun cream
face cream
sun cream
face cream