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brick cheese

American  

noun

  1. a semisoft, sweet-tasting American cheese, made from the whole milk of cows and produced in brick form.


Etymology

Origin of brick cheese

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The recipe suggests brick cheese, with ubiquitous Monterey Jack as the alternative.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Stop pretending you like corn dogs and butter cows and start gorging on rectangular deep-dish pizza with pepperoni buried under an avalanche of brick cheese?

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

He doesn’t use Wisconsin brick cheese, the preferred curds for Detroit pizza.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022

Instead of mozzarella, Detroit-style pizza uses Wisconsin brick cheese.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2020

I have been living on turnips, potato peelings, and brick cheese; that has been my daily diet; and I have submitted to it for the sake of my Baron.”

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson