"peaches and cream" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-peaches and cream.ogg [Australia] Forms: more peaches and cream [comparative], most peaches and cream [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} peaches and cream (comparative more peaches and cream, superlative most peaches and cream)
  1. (idiomatic) Of facial complexion: smooth, unblemished, with attractive yellow-pink coloring. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: peaches-and-cream
    Sense id: en-peaches_and_cream-en-adj-Uls1ufvB Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 36 38 3

Noun

Audio: En-au-peaches and cream.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} peaches and cream (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A very enjoyable experience. Usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms: bed of roses, bowl of cherries, sunshine and rainbows, pleasure
    Sense id: en-peaches_and_cream-en-noun-vB5tVpDp Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 36 38 3
  2. (cooking) A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking, Desserts
    Sense id: en-peaches_and_cream-en-noun-tkgigNrh Disambiguation of Desserts: 7 9 81 3 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 36 38 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 51 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 33 43 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 25 57 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 26 56 3 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peach, cream. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-peaches_and_cream-en-noun-1pXzxRRF

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