Stilton

[ stil-tn ]

Trademark.

a rich, waxy, white cheese, veined with mold: made principally in England.

Origin of Stilton

First recorded in 1730–40; after Stilton, England, where it was first sold

Also called Stilton cheese .

Words Nearby Stilton

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How to use Stilton in a sentence

Thus the butter and the curd remain intermixed, and the rich cheese of Stilton is the result.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
The Stilton that we get here, clouted in tin-foil, is monstrous poor stuff, hardly better than our American sort.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
Had the railway touched here, things would have worn a very different aspect at Stilton to-day.
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. Harper
He brought cold fowl and a salad, and produced a bit of Stilton of unmistakable authenticity.
The House of a Thousand Candles | Meredith Nicholson
Stilton, to a small degree at least, has followed the English to the many lands they inhabit.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for Stilton

Stilton

/ (ˈstɪltən) /

noun

trademark either of two rich cheeses made from whole milk, blue-veined (blue Stilton) or white (white Stilton), both very strong in flavour

Origin of Stilton

C18: named after Stilton, Cambridgeshire, where it was originally sold

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