Topic: HAIR AND BEAUTY
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | fam |
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foam1
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[uncountable]1D also foam rubber a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture : a foam mattress
a foam mattress2 a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid [= froth]: She scraped the foam off her coffee.
She scraped the foam off her coffee.3DCB a substance which is like a very thick soft liquid with a lot of bubbles in it : Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze. shaving foam
Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze.shaving foam —foamy adjective
