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Posset vs Mousse - What's the difference?

posset | mousse |

As nouns the difference between posset and mousse

is that posset is a beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine while mousse is an airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

As verbs the difference between posset and mousse

is that posset is to curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate while mousse is to apply mousse (styling cream).

posset

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I have drugged their posset .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
    • to posset the blood
  • To treat with possets; to pamper.
  • * 1908 , Arnold Bennett, The Old Wives' Tale
    • Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!

    Synonyms

    * (pamper) coddle, cosset, pamper

    Derived terms

    * sneck posset * give a sneck posset

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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.

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