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Pate vs Mousse - What's the difference?

pate | mousse |

As nouns the difference between pate and mousse

is that pate is the head, particularly the top or crown while mousse is an airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

As a verb mousse is

to apply mousse (styling cream).

pate

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (attested since around 1200), perhaps a shortened form of (etyl) patene'' or .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (somewhat, archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.
    • He had a shiny, bald pate .
  • (archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
  • * 1598 , , by Shakespeare
    • I am resolved; 'tis but a three years' fast:
    The mind shall banquet, though the body pine:
    Fat paunches have lean pates , and dainty bits
    Make rich the ribs, but bankrupt quite the wits.
  • * 1610 , , act 4 scene 1
    • I thank thee for that jest: here's a garment
    for't: wit shall not go unrewarded while I am king of
    this country: 'Steal by line and level,' is an excellent
    pass of pate : there's another garment for't.
    Derived terms
    * pated
    See also
    * capital

    Etymology 2

    Attested since circa 1700, from (etyl) , from (etyl) paste'', ''pastée .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)
  • The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.

    • Anagrams

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    mousse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse .
  • A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.
  • A styling cream used for hair.
    • He slicked his hair back with mousse , but the cowlick still stuck up.

    Verb

    (mouss)
  • To apply mousse (styling cream).
    • He moussed his hair in the morning and then washed it out at night.

    Anagrams

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