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Brie

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Brie  (br)
n.
A mold-ripened, whole-milk cheese with a whitish rind and a soft, light yellow center.
[After Brie, a region of northern France.]
brie [briː]
n
(Cookery) a variant spelling of bree1
Brie [briː]
n
1. (Cookery) a soft creamy white cheese, similar to Camembert but milder
2. (Placename) a mainly agricultural area in N France, between the Rivers Marne and Seine: noted esp for its cheese
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BrieBrie - soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
Translations
Brie brie [ˈbriː] n → brie m


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One must eat every day, and the finest Alexandrine verses are not worth a bit of Brie cheese.
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The meal was to finish with an enormous fromage de Brie, which stood near the window and added fragrant odours to all the others which filled the studio.
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