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Cheddar

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Ched·dar also ched·dar  (chdr)
n.
Any of several types of smooth hard cheese varying in flavor from mild to extra sharp.
[After Cheddar, a village of southwest England.]
Cheddar [ˈtʃɛdə]
n
1. (Cookery) (sometimes not capital) any of several types of smooth hard yellow or whitish cheese
2. (Placename) a village in SW England, in N Somerset: situated near Cheddar Gorge, a pass through the Mendip Hills renowned for its stalactitic caverns and rare limestone flora. Pop.: 4484 (1991)
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Noun1.Cheddar - a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
England - a division of the United Kingdom
2.Cheddarcheddar - hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England
American cheese, Armerican cheddar, cheddar cheese
cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
rat cheese, store cheese - informal names for American cheddar
Translations
cheddar [ˈtʃedəʳ] N (also cheddar cheese) → queso m cheddar
cheddar [ˈtʃɛdər] n → cheddar m
cheddar
n → Cheddar(käse) m


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Considering it, the mind reeled under visions of the feasts of Elagabalus; and the subtle harmonies of Debussy mingled with the musty, fragrant romance of chests in which have been kept old clothes, ruffs, hose, doublets, of a forgotten generation, and the wan odour of lilies of the valley and the savour of Cheddar cheese.
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