Liederkranz

American  

[lee-der-krahnts, -krants] / ˈli dərˌkrɑnts, -ˌkrænts /

Trademark.

1. a brand of strong, soft milk cheese with a creamy center, made in small rectangular blocks.

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noun

1. a German choral society or singing club, especially of men.

Etymology

Origin of Liederkranz

1855–60, < German: garland of songs

Example Sentences

Liederkranz, 6 East 87th Street, Manhattan, 212-534-0880, liederkranzny.org.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015

“I’ve never seen a woman eat Liederkranz and drink ale.”

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2015

Liederkranz Foundation, 6 East 87th Street, 212-749-4561, wagnersocietyny.org; $30; $25 for members; $15 for students.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2014

They walk along the corridors in the evening trying to guess who is having the roast rack of lamb, the corned beef and cabbage, or the Liederkranz cheese.

From Time Magazine Archive

Schloss, Schlosskäse, or Bismarck German This Castle cheese, also named for Bismarck and probably a favorite of his, together with Bismarck jelly doughnuts, is an aristocratic Limburger that served as a model for Liederkranz.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton