cheese made from goat's milk; = goat's cheese n. at compounds 3b.

(a) New or fresh cheese; cheese which has not been ripened or matured. (b) Soft cheese made from skim milk or whey. (c) Cheese coloured green…

cheese made after cows have eaten rowen grass.

some kind of cheese.

Any of various types of cheese having a firm texture; such cheeses collectively. Also: cheese that has become dry and stale.

a kind of soft cheese.

Parmesan cheese; (also) a variety or piece of this.

A kind of cheese.

A soft, creamy cheese made in Normandy, France. Now chiefly historical.

cheese made from goat's milk; a cheese of this kind; (now) frequently attributive designating dishes or sauces made from or with such cheese.

(a well-known kind).

cheese made from the milk of cows fed on the aftermath.

a cheese flavoured and mottled by an infusion of nettle leaves.

cheese made from the milk of cows fed on the aftermath, typically rich in flavour.

A kind of cheese formerly made near Florence.

Cheddar cheese (or contextually Cheddar): see quotations.

Butter or cheese made after cows have eaten rowen grass. Cf. rowen butter n. at compounds 2. Obsolete.

Parmesan cheese.

cheese made from raw milk.

Of milk: Skimmed. Also fleet cheese, cheese made of skimmed milk.

a kind of cheese which is flavoured and mottled by mixing a decoction of sage-leaves with the cheese-curd.

high-quality cheese from Rhode Island or (more generally) New England; a cheese of this type.

a rich quality of cheese made at various places in Leicestershire; so called from having been originally largely sold to travellers at a coaching…

(a proprietary name for) a soft blue cheese with a strong flavour made from ewes' milk and ripened in limestone caves, produced in…

(a) a mild cheddar cheese made in the United States; (b) a kind of processed cheese (usually in thin slices) made from a blend of different…

cheese made from the milk of cows fed on fodder.

a kind of hard cheese made from skimmed milk.

Cheese marked with veins of blue mould; an example of this; a cheese of this type. Cf. bleu, n. 1.

a type of hard cheese made from full-cream cow's milk, resembling cheddar, but typically with a milder flavour and a softer, creamier texture; (as…

Applied to (a) a breed of sheep; Wiltshire Horn(ed), (a sheep of) a recently revived breed, distinguished by its very light short wool; (b) a kind…

elliptically, with prefixes single-, double-, the name of a cheese made in Gloucester, seldom in full Gloucester cheese.

A cheese made of cows' milk, of firm consistence, containing numerous cavities.

A soft, white cheese originally made at Neufchâtel in Normandy.

Also Limburger cheese (occasionally Limburg cheese). A soft strong-smelling cheese made in the province of Limburg in Belgium.

Dunlop cheese. Also as a count noun: a cheese of this kind.

cheese made from the milk of cows which have been fed on a second crop of grass after harvesting or mowing (cf. sense 1b); also as a count noun; cf…

Cheese from Switzerland.

= Suffolk bang n.

elliptical as n. = Stilton cheese. Also figurative.

a hard dry cheese made from skimmed milk; (sometimes also) skimmed milk; also occasionally in skimmed dick.

a variety of cheese made in the north of Italy.

In Dorset: a type of blue cheese made from skimmed milk. Also more fully Blue Vinney cheese.

In full Edam cheese: a cheese of a type originally made at Edam.

A kind of hard green cooking cheese made in Switzerland from curds, and flavoured with melilot. In full, Schabzieger Käse n. Cf. sapsago, n.

A kind of hard cheese made in Switzerland, flavoured with melilot.

More fully Munster cheese. A strongly flavoured, semi-soft cheese made in the region around Munster in eastern France.

A Scandinavian whey cheese made originally from goat's milk and later also from cow's milk. Cf. gjetost, n.

a cream cheese that has been strained in a bag made from a napkin or similar piece of cloth.

More fully Provolone cheese. An Italian soft smoked cheese made from cow's milk and having a mellow flavour, often made in a variety of shapes, as…

= Roquefort cheese n. at sense 1a.

(see quot.).

Used attributively or as adjective, and hence elliptically as noun, to designate a valuable long-woolled variety of sheep and a long-horned variety…

A kind of soft cheese made in the Brie district.

In full Camembert cheese: a rich soft cheese made in the vicinity of Camembert; also, any cheese of the same type, wherever made.

A type of blue cheese, usually made from cow's milk, originally produced at Gorgonzola.

a firm-textured full milk cheese originally made in Leicestershire.

A soft pressed cheese with a mild flavour.

Used attributively, and hence elliptical as noun, to designate. A local variety of blue-mould cheese; also, a white cheese (see quot. 1963).

In full Gouda cheese. A flat round cheese originally made at Gouda.

A Norwegian whey cheese typically made from cow's milk. Cf. mysost, n.

In full Cantal cheese. A hard cheese made chiefly in the Auvergne, France.

A type of small, round, French cream cheese; = Petit Suisse, n. Now rare.

A soft Neufchâtel cheese made to resemble a bung in shape.

A type of small, round, French cream cheese.

In full Gervais cheese. The proprietary name of a soft, creamy cheese.

In full Lancashire cheese. A white semi-hard cheese made in Lancashire.

In full Pont l'Évêque cheese. A kind of soft, creamy cheese made in Normandy, France; (also occasionally) a cheese of this type manufactured…

A type of Parmesan cheese originating from Reggio Emilia; (more generally) = Parmigiano–Reggiano, n.

A strong-tasting hard cheese, originally made in Italy from sheep's milk (see also pecorino Romano n. at pecorino, n.) or goat's milk. Also more…

Also with capital initial. More fully fontina cheese. A pale yellow semi-hard Italian cheese made from cow's milk.

a mild cheese (originally) made in Caerphilly; also elliptical.

a hard, pressed cheese made from partly skimmed milk, produced chiefly in the Derbyshire district. Also elliptical.

In full Emmental cheese. A Swiss cheese containing numerous holes.

A soft cheese originally made in Hungary, usually coloured and flavoured with paprika and other seasonings. Also attributive.

an unripened white cheese made in a similar manner to cottage cheese and then lightly pressed to give a firmer, somewhat crumbly texture.

A type of soft Italian cheese with a strong flavour, typically made from a blend of goat's, cow's and sheep's milk.

A Norwegian cheese made from goat's milk.

A soft French wholemilk cheese of delicate flavour made originally and chiefly in Savoy. More fully reblochon cheese.

A mild white cheese, similar to mozzarella but of firmer consistency and with a saltier taste.

A type of strongly flavoured, semi-hard blue cheese, originating in the Asturias region of northern Spain, made from cow's milk (often blended…

A kind of semi-hard cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk; = Monterey Jack n. at Monterey, n. 5b. Also more fully Jack cheese.

soft cheese flavoured with chopped sweet peppers.

A mild white cheese with a springy texture, originating in southern Italy and made with buffalo milk in this area (but usually with cow's milk…

= pimento cheese n. at pimento, n. adj.compounds.

= Monterey Jack n. at sense 5b.

a cheese product made by melting, blending, and frequently emulsifying other cheeses.

A proprietary name for a crumbly variety of cheddar cheese with a sharp taste, made in Tillamook. Also absol.

A soft Russian cheese similar to cottage or curd cheese.

A mild, soft, white Cypriot whey cheese, used in both sweet and savoury dishes. More fully anari cheese.

= processed cheese n. at processed, adj. compounds; also figurative.

A proprietary name for: a rich, white, creamy cheese of mild flavour originally made in Italy; a wheel or piece of this kind of cheese. Also more…

Any of various Italian cheeses made from ewes' milk, esp. a hard, strongly flavoured variety made in central Italy and Sardinia. Frequently with…

A type of mild, cured, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec. More fully Oka cheese.

A Parmesan cheese of controlled origin, produced in an area around Parma, Reggio Emilia, Mantua, Modena, and Bologna.

A kind of cheese (see quot. 1936).

a kind of semi-hard cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

a firm-textured, orange-coloured, full-milk cheese with a mild flavour, of a type originally made in Leicestershire; = Leicester, n. b.

(See quot. 1946.)

Any of various soft cheeses made chiefly in south-eastern France and Switzerland.

(see quot. 1948); also Danish blue cheese.

In full Tilsit cheese. A semi-hard cheese originally made at Tilsit.

a cylindrically-shaped cheese made from goat's milk, named after the village in the Touraine where it is chiefly produced.

In full, Samsoe cheese: a firm, buttery cheese from Samsoe.

A mild, pale yellow, semi-soft Danish cheese, similar to Tilsit. Also more fully Havarti cheese.

In Iran and South Asia: cheese (traditionally curd or soft cheese made esp. from sheep's or goat's milk, but more recently also hard cheese).

A variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk in Lombardy.

A white, salty, ewe's-milk cheese made in Greece.

a kind of cheese (see quots.).

Used in the names of various French cheeses with veins of blue mould; bleu cheese n. = blue cheese, n.

Frequently with lower-case initial. Manchego cheese (see sense B. 2).

Used attributively or elliptically as n. to designate a cheese mixed with beer, chives, and spices.

A proprietary name for: a type of soft, creamy, blue-veined Italian cheese, similar to Gorgonzola but milder.

(A variety of) goat's-milk cheese.

Also more fully Chaource cheese. A soft, creamy, cow's milk cheese made in north-central France.

attributive in names of various things now or originally obtained, made, cultivated, etc. at or near… the name of a recently introduced type of…

A proprietary name for: a mild, firm, white Cypriot cheese usually eaten grilled or otherwise cooked. More fully halloumi cheese.

A proprietary name for: a soft, white, goat's-milk cheese produced in Burgundy.

A proprietary name for: a semi-soft, mild-tasting pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bright orange rind, manufactured in the department of…

A proprietary name for an English blue cheese, soft in texture and mild-tasting, introduced in 1982.

A proprietary name for a type of German blue soft cheese with a Camembert-like rind, and produced using Gorgonzola blue mould.

Also more fully Cornish yarg. A mild semi-hard Cornish cheese made from cow's milk and coated in pressed nettle leaves.