1
: a light spongy food usually containing cream or gelatin
2
: a molded chilled dessert made with sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin
chocolate mousse
3
: a foamy preparation used in styling hair
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Noun
a jar of styling mousse
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Chef serves with pancakes, hoisin sauce, herbs and duck liver mousse - all adding to the flavors and textures and absolute pleasure in every single bite.
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Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In Maison Margiela's Replica Coffee Break, coffee lends the eau de toilette a bright, uplifting quality, while notes of red apple, lemon, lavender, and milk mousse keep it from smelling like a straight shot of espresso.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Noun
The golden children include YSL’s new cushion foundation, a humidity-resistant curl mousse, and a setting spray that could survive the sun.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Chef serves with pancakes, hoisin sauce, herbs and duck liver mousse - all adding to the flavors and textures and absolute pleasure in every single bite.
—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In Maison Margiela's Replica Coffee Break, coffee lends the eau de toilette a bright, uplifting quality, while notes of red apple, lemon, lavender, and milk mousse keep it from smelling like a straight shot of espresso.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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“Mousse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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mousse
1 of 2 noun1
: a light whipped or molded food
especially
: a cold dessert of sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin
2
: a foamy preparation used in styling hair
mousse
2 of 2 verb
moussed; moussing
: to style (hair) with mousse
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