the fatty or oily part of milk which rises to the surface and can be made into butter
lotion, oil
Cases of word usage
1) a tub in which cream is shaken or beaten to make butter (churn)
2) a pastry iced on top and filled with cream (eclair)
3) (a dish of) flavoured cream beaten and frozen (mousse)
4) a thing, event, of little value or importance; a small amount of money; (a portion of) a sweet dish made of cake with jam, jelly, cream etc; to treat a person, feeling lightly or insincerely (trifle)
5) a long piece of cord, leather etc fastened to a handle, used for urging a horse on etc; a sweet dish of beaten eggs, cream etc; to beat an animal with a whip (whip)
6) a utensil (e.g. coiled wire) used for whipping eggs, cream etc; a light brushing movement (e.g. of a horse's tail) (whisk)