Cheshire

[chesh-er, -eer]

noun

1. Formerly Chester. a county in NW England. 899 sq. mi. (2,328 sq. km).

2. a town in central Connecticut.

3. Also called Cheshire cheese,. Also called Chester. a hard cheese, yellowish, orange, or white in color, made of cow's milk and similar to cheddar.

Cheshire

¹

/ ˈtʃɛʃɪə, ˈtʃɛʃə /

noun

1. Ches. a former administrative county of NW England; administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East: 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. Area 2077 sq km (802 sq miles)

Cheshire

²

/ ˈtʃɛʃə /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

On the way to the service, the cortege arrived at the Cheshire Cheese pub - Hatton's local - on Stockport Road in Hyde and was met with applause from mourners before it departed at 09:45 BST.

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It is the Thursday after Ricky Hatton died and the Cheshire Cheese pub in Gee Cross, one of the boxer's locals, is serving up drinks as regulars chat away.

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From the Cheshire Cheese to Manchester Cathedral, where his funeral will take place, fans of Hatton the fighter and Hatton the man will take their place on the route for his final journey.

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Successive face-lifts have finally erased the original’s daft, Cheshire Cat smile, formed by the grille’s upturned corners.

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The case was investigated by Cheshire Constabulary's Economic Crime Unit, which unearthed a string of victims and a large amount of luxury goods, and hotel bills.

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