Meanings
nounFrench cream (uncountable)
- UKobsoleteslanguncountableBrandy.
Origin
An allusion to the French custom of taking brandy in one's tea instead of cream.
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APA
French cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20cream
MLA
“French cream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20cream. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French cream,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20cream.
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