The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skim \Skim\, a. Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
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 taken.
Wiktionary
alt. (context North America Australia English) Non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed. n. (context North America Australia English) Non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.
WordNet
n. milk from which the cream has been skimmed [syn: skimmed milk] [ant: whole milk]
Wikipedia
- redirect Skimmed milk
ru:Обрат
Usage examples of "skim milk".
We needed skim milk, Toastie-Os, Pop-Tarts, Jell-O, dishwasher detergent-and something else, but I couldnt read my own writing.
Short matte black hair, big eyes the way they are in Japanese animation, skim milk thin, buttermilk sallow in her dress with a wallpaper pattern of dark roses, this woman was also in my tuberculosis support group Friday night.
There was mist that day, rising from the river, swirling like skim milk in the air, dripping from the bare twigs of the bushes.
Claims he's only doing his job, and his manner's mild as skim milk.
The two remaining boys have turned the color of skim milk and seem incapable of movement.
Since the patient had neglected to fill in his lunch choices from the authorized menu, she ordered him a grilled chicken breast, mixed rice with steamed broccoli, a whole wheat roll with one pat of butter substitute, skim milk, and blueberry Jell-O.
She moved on, pausing at the dairy case to check the expiration date on a carton of skim milk, which she then placed in her cart.