"creme" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkrɛːm(ə)/ Forms: crayme [alternative], creem [alternative], creeme [alternative], crem [alternative], creyme [alternative], kreme [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French cresme, creme, craime, a blend of Late Latin crisma (from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma)) and crāmum. Doublet of crisme. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cresme}} Old French cresme, {{der|enm|LL.|crisma}} Late Latin crisma, {{der|enm|grc|χρῖσμα}} Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma), {{doublet|enm|crisme}} Doublet of crisme Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} creme, {{enm-noun|-}} creme (uncountable)
  1. chrism (mixture of oil and balsam) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-creme-enm-noun-78j4zY8- Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cooking, Dairy products Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 15 7 21 21 Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 14 9 29 15 Disambiguation of Dairy products: 15 24 15 26 20
  2. cream (fatty part of milk) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-creme-enm-noun-ybzAizTX Categories (other): Cooking, Dairy products Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 14 9 29 15 Disambiguation of Dairy products: 15 24 15 26 20
  3. (by extension) A cream dish. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-creme-enm-noun-3qS3lhN6 Categories (other): Dairy products Disambiguation of Dairy products: 15 24 15 26 20
  4. (rare) The sacrament of Confirmation. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-creme-enm-noun-3dckE6ml Categories (other): Cooking, Dairy products, Liquids Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 14 9 29 15 Disambiguation of Dairy products: 15 24 15 26 20 Disambiguation of Liquids: 21 17 17 29 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} creme
  1. Alternative form of cromen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cromen
    Sense id: en-creme-enm-verb-NGPe0jvb Categories (other): Cooking, Dairy products Disambiguation of Cooking: 33 14 9 29 15 Disambiguation of Dairy products: 15 24 15 26 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) The sacrament of Confirmation."
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