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Cheshire

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Chesh·ire also chesh·ire  (chshr)
n.
A hard yellow English cheese made from cow's milk.
[After Cheshire, a county of west-central England.]
Cheshire [ˈtʃɛʃə ˈtʃɛʃɪə]
n
(Placename) a county of NW England: low-lying and undulating, bordering on the Pennines in the east; mainly agricultural: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Warrington and Halton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Administrative centre: Chester. Pop. (excluding unitary authorities): 673 777 (2001). Area (excluding unitary authorites): 2077 sq. km (802 sq. miles) Abbreviation Ches
Cheshire2
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(Biographies / Cheshire, (Geoffrey) Leonard (1917-1992) M, British, PHILANTHROPY: philanthropist, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: airman) Group Captain (Geoffrey) Leonard. 1917-92, British philanthropist: awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II; founded the Leonard Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Disabled: married Sue, Baroness Ryder


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`It's a Cheshire cat,' said the Duchess, `and that's why.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis View in context
I want to take you first to see a remarkable relic of Mercia, and then we'll go to Liverpool through what is called 'The Great Vale of Cheshire.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
His breakfast consisted of a side-dish, a broiled fish with Reading sauce, a scarlet slice of roast beef garnished with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a morsel of Cheshire cheese, the whole being washed down with several cups of tea, for which the Reform is famous.
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