skim the cream from the milk

  • 21Skim colter — Skim Skim, a. Contraction of {Skimming} and {Skimmed}. [1913 Webster] {Skim coat}, the final or finishing coat of plaster. {Skim colter}, a colter for paring off the surface of land. {Skim milk}, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been… …

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  • 22Skim — (sk[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimmed} (sk[i^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimming}.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken. [root]158. See {Scum}.] 1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just… …

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  • 23skim milk or skimmed milk — [ ,skımd mılk ] noun uncount milk which has the cream removed from it: NONFAT MILK …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24skim — (v.) early 15c. (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from late 14c.), to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface, from O.Fr. escumer remove scum, from escume (Fr. écume) scum, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. scum scum, Ger. Schaum;… …

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  • 25skim milk — skim′ milk′ or skimmed′ milk′ n. coo milk from which the cream has been skimmed • Etymology: 1590–1600 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26skim milk — n. milk from which the cream has been removed: also skimmed milk …

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  • 27skim milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed. Also called skimmed milk. [1590 1600] * * * …

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  • 28skim milk — noun milk from which the cream has been skimmed • Syn: ↑skimmed milk • Ant: ↑whole milk • Hypernyms: ↑milk * * * noun also skimmed milk …

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  • 29Milk bottle top — A Christmas themed foil milk bottle top from the United Kingdom. The red and white stripes show that it is semi skimmed and the use by date is pressed into the foil. A milk bottle top is a lid to a milk bottle. They are usually colour coded to… …

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  • 30milk — Synonyms and related words: abridge, abuse, alabaster, bed, bed down, bereave, beverage, bleed, bleed white, blood, break, bridle, broach, brush, butter, buttermilk, certified milk, chalk, cheese, chyle, colostrum, condensed milk, cream, curry,… …

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