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Cream Kriːm Adjective Bre Linen Suit Latin Native

Word cream
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / kriːm / NAmE / kriːm /
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  • a cream linen suit
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cream

(adjective)BrE / kriːm / NAmE / kriːm /
  1. pale yellowish-white in colour
    • a cream linen suit

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French cresme, from a blend of late Latin cramum (probably of Gaulish origin) and ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Greek khrisma ‘anointing’, from khriein ‘anoint’.
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