Meanings
plural cold creams
- countableuncountablepharmacyAn emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup.
I was afraid she would bleed and I did not want to hurt her this first time, so I went out and bought a syringe and a pot of cold cream which I put beside my bed.
1922, Frank Harris, “X”, in My Life and LovesSynonyms: Ceratum Galeni
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雪花膏
- 雪花膏 (xuěhuāgāo)emulsion of water and certain fats
Finnish kylmävoide
- kylmävoideemulsion of water and certain fats
French cérat de Galien, cold-cream
- cérat de Galienemulsion of water and certain fats
- cold-creamemulsion of water and certain fats
Japanese コールドクリーム
- コールドクリーム (kōrudo kurīmu)emulsion of water and certain fats
Latin lōmentum
- lōmentumemulsion of water and certain fats
Russian космети́ческое молочко́
- космети́ческое молочко́ (kosmetíčeskoje moločkó)emulsion of water and certain fats
Spanish cerato de Galeno
- cerato de Galenoemulsion of water and certain fats
Cite this entry
cold cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20cream
“cold cream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20cream. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold cream,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20cream.
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