heavy cream

noun

: a cream that is markedly thick
especially : cream that by law contains not less than 36 percent butterfat

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This casserole only calls for five eggs with both milk and heavy cream. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025 With items like party wings tossed in a Georgia peach and habanero sauce and juicy roasted hen with collard greens paired with timely tipples such as The First Snow (spiced rum, hazelnut liqueur, double spiced chai tea, cinnamon and heavy cream), travel day is downright tranquil. Demarco Williams, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream and sugar together until thick. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025 Don't worry if some heavy cream gets onto the tops of the cinnamon roll dough. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for heavy cream 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heavy cream was in 1895

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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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