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Lymeswold, n.|ˈlaɪmzwəʊld|
[Invented name (see quot. 19822 b), perh. an alteration of Wymeswold, the name of a town in Leicestershire.]
A proprietary name for an English blue cheese, soft in texture and mild-tasting, introduced in 1982.
The cheese was withdrawn from sale in 1992.
1981Times 19 Oct. 3/8 Lymeswold has the distinction of being the first English cheese to carry an invented name. 1982Daily Tel. 28 Sept. 6/3 The first new English cheese for 200 years was launched yesterday with the blessing of Mr Walker, Agriculture Minister. Lymeswold is the first soft blue cheese to be produced commercially in Britain. 1982Ibid. 12 Oct. 16/5 We looked for a word that was evocative of all that is familiar in the English countryside. Moreover, we found that, once heard, ‘Lymeswold’ is rarely forgotten. 1984Out of Town Feb. 8/3 Evoking our rural past, most of our recently introduced cheeses have come out under English countrified names: Lymeswold.., Tendale.., and Melbury. 1988Guardian Weekly 4 Sept. 24/2 While never personally threatening (the man is as mild as Lymeswold) his confrontations with authority and plain folk going about their business are..entirely unpredictable and demand reaction. 1992Economist 2 May 103/1 On April 27th Lymeswold was ignominiously withdrawn from the market. The French must be cackling over their Camembert. |