crème de la crème

\\|kremdəlȧ|krem, -lə|-; |krām...|krām\ noun

Etymology: French, literally, cream of the cream

: the very best : the highest elite

these dinings and winings, mostly among the crème de la crème of the literati — E.F.Payne

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/krem" deuh lah krem"/; Fr. /krddem deuh lann krddem"/

the very best; choicest parts or members.

[1840-50; lit., cream of the cream]

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crème de la crème /də la krem/

Cream of the cream, the very best

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Main Entry: ↑crème

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crème de la crème «_KREHM duh la KREHM»,

French.

1. the choicest.

2. (literally) cream of the cream.

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[ˌkrem də lə 'krem]

n. the best person or thing of a particular kind

the crème de la crème of the dancers have left the country

Origin:

mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘cream of the cream’

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/ˈkrɛmdəlɑˈkrɛm/ noun

the crème de la crème

: the very best people or things in a group

These actors are the crème de la crème [=the cream of the crop] of American theater.

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crème de la crème [crme de la crme] [ˌkrem də lɑː ˈkrem] [ˌkrem də lɑː ˈkrem] noun singular (from French, formal or humorous)

the best people or things of their kind

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This school takes only the crème de la crème.