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| à la mode |
served with an ice cream topping, as pie or other desserts, or braised with vegetables and served in a rich brown gravy, as beef. [1/2 definitions] |
| avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. [1/4 definitions] |
| baked Alaska |
a rich dessert made by piling ice cream on top of a layer of cake, covering the whole with meringue, and baking or broiling until the meringue begins to brown. |
| bisque1 |
an ice cream made with crushed nuts or macaroons. [1/2 definitions] |
| blade |
the metal runner on an ice skate. [1/6 definitions] |
| block |
a solid piece of hard material such as wood, concrete, or ice, usu. flat on the sides. [1/19 definitions] |
| blowhole |
in the ice covering a body of water, a hole to which whales and other marine mammals come to breathe. [1/3 definitions] |
| bombe |
a frozen dessert consisting of two or more different kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold. |
| calve |
of a glacier or iceberg, to cause (a mass of ice) to break loose. [1/4 definitions] |
| carbon dioxide |
a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas that is produced naturally in breathing, combustion, and decomposition, and commercially for use in dry ice, fire extinguishers, and carbonated beverages. |
| Cenozoic |
of, relating to, or designating the most recent geological era that includes the present and began approximately 70 million years ago, when many mammals appeared, the modern continents took shape, and glacial ice formed. [1/2 definitions] |
| cherries jubilee |
a dessert made of vanilla ice cream topped with a sauce of black cherries and served flambé with brandy or kirsch. |
| CO2 |
abbreviation of "carbon dioxide," a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas that is produced naturally in breathing, combustion, and decomposition, and commercially for use in dry ice, fire extinguishers, and carbonated beverages. |
| cobbler |
a cold drink made with wine or other alcohol, shaved ice, citrus, and sugar. [1/3 definitions] |
| cold pack |
a treatment involving the application of a cold sheet or ice pack to a patient's body, to reduce swelling or relieve pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| contrail |
a visible trail of moisture condensed into water drops or ice crystals, formed in the wake of a high-flying plane or rocket; vapor trail. |
| cornet |
a cone-shaped wafer or pastry, used to hold ice cream or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| crackle |
to produce a pattern of thin cracks on a surface, as thin ice or glass, or esp. as a ceramic glaze. [1/9 definitions] |
| crampon |
a spiked attachment worn on the bottom of shoes or boots to provide grip when walking on snow or ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| cryotherapy |
medical treatment by cold applications such as ice packs. |
| curling |
a game played on ice in which two teams, of four players each, slide a stone or other heavy object toward a circle at either end of the ice, the players being permitted to clean the path of the stone to control its speed and direction. |
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