Devonshire cream
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Dev·on·shire cream
(dĕv′ən-shîr′, -shər)n.
See clotted cream.
[After Devonshire, or Devon, a county of southwest England.]
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Devonshire cream
(ˈdɛvənʃɪə; -ʃə)n
(Cookery) another name for clotted cream
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clot′ted cream′
n.
a thick, rich cream made by gently cooking whole milk and skimming off the layer of cream from the top. Also called Devonshire cream.
[1875–80]
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Noun | 1. | Devonshire cream - thick cream made from scalded milk cream - the part of milk containing the butterfat Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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