Definition of "crème"

I was still wearing Florsheim cordovan wingtip shoes, medium gray flannel slacks, with a broadcoth crème shirt that displayed pale green stripes setting off my dark green silk tie imprinted with light brown heads of horses.

1989, Benjamin Evans Dean, A Virginian in Yankeeland: Volume Four: Some Stars and Stripes Voyages, page 10

He went through periods where he wore monochromatic outfits, and though he had begun to experiment with new combinations, he still liked to return to the blue suit with the blue shirt and the blue tie, or the creme colored suit with the creme shirt and the creme tie.

1999, Margaret Allison (pseudonym; Cheryl Klam), The Last Curve, Pocket Books, page 15

(this page) Crème sequin dress by St. Patrick, $1,000, at Bridal Designs, Dragonfly earrings, $12,000, cultured pearl necklace worn as bracelet, $14,000, Lucida® solitaire diamond ring, $22,800, channel set diamond band, $2,075, at Tiffany & Co. Shoes by Stuart Weitzman, $285. […] (left) Crème dress with white lace overlay and pink sash by Monique Lhuillier, $2,910, at Bridal & Formal.

2005, Cincinnati Wedding, pages 48 (picture perfect) and 51 (master class)

Cremed magnesia beautifies the skin in the same easy way that milk of magnesia purifies the stomach […] Thousands of doctors now insist that their wives, patients and nurses use nothing but cremed magnesia on their faces.

1929 July 11, “Look Lovely Tonight: New Skin Beauty in Five Minutes—It’s as Simple as Washing Your Face”, in Daily News, volume 11, number 13, New York, N.Y., page 33, column 2

Raspberries, usually souffléed or crèmed […]

1966, Mademoiselle: The Magazine for the Smart Young Woman, volume 64

CREMING BLEACH 1.5 oz. net wt. / & CREME ACTIVATOR 1 oz. wt.

1976 April 7, Battle Creek Enquirer and News, volume 76, number 260, Battle Creek, Mich., page A-8

Cremed Honey Spreads Combine the Goodness of Nature […] David Yurgelum of Gourmet Products (Watertown, Conn.) is a connoisseur when it comes to cremed honey spreads.

1989, Honey Hotline

Cremed Powder Eyeshadow ($16) has a slightly heavy texture that is more powdery than creamy.

2001, Paula Begoun, Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me: A Unique Guide to Over 30,000 Products, Plus the Latest Skin-Care Research, 5th edition, page 929

Translating to “delight of the valley,” Délice is an uber-crèmed fromage blanc, or as Davis likes to call it, a “crème de fromage.” It’s a triple crème, fresh, soft cheese made with whole cow’s milk and cream, with fresh Sonoma chèvre mixed in.

2012, Kirstin Jackson, “Délice de la Vallée Fromage Blanc, California”, in It’s Not You, It’s Brie: Unwrapping America’s Unique Culture of Cheese, Perigee Books

Sweet! / How Twinkies Got Crèmed / They’re golden brown, irresistibly spongy, and filled with “crème” (you don’t think there’s actually cream in there, do you?).

2015, Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo, editors, W. C. Privy’s Original Bathroom Companion, number 2, St. Martin’s Press