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creamline en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cream line.
    alt of cream line
    • However illogical it may seem to us in the industry that a good creamline should be regarded as a standard of quality, the fact remains that for the housewife it very frequently is. 1948, J. R. Cuttell, The H.T.S.T. plant, page 80:
    • The fat in untreated milk floats freely and rises to the surface to form a creamline on the top. 2012, Christopher G J Baker, M.D. Ranken, R.C. Kill, Food Industries Manual, →ISBN, page 89:
    • The thicker the creamline, the richer the milk, which was clearly visible in the glass bottles milk was delivered in. 2011, Diane A. Welland, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Local, →ISBN:

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creamlines Number=Plur lexicographic