= cream, n.2 1. In Middle English occasionally preceded by the genitive of milk. Now English regional and Scottish.

The oily or butyraceous part of milk, which gathers on the top when the milk is left undisturbed; by churning it is converted into butter.

cream which forms of its own accord on the top of milk, as opposed to that which is produced by ‘scalding’ or heating milk.

The cream which accumulates on the top of milk. Cf. top of the milk n. at top, n.1 adj.phrases 5b. Now rare.

the cream that rises to the top of milk when left undisturbed.

real cream as distinct from synthetic cream.