Wensleydale

[ wenz-lee-deyl ]

/ ˈwɛnz liˌdeɪl /

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noun

a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.

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Also called Wensleydale cheese .

Origin of Wensleydale

First recorded in 1880–85; after Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, where it is made

Words nearby Wensleydale

Wendy, Wendy house, wenge, wenny, Wenonah, Wensleydale, went, wentletrap, Wentworth, Wentworth scale, wen-yen

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How to use Wensleydale in a sentence

In Wensleydale the progress of the Ure is broken by several fine waterfalls, notably the cataracts at Aysgarth.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
Exceedingly pretty, if scant, monastic ruins are passed by the Ure at Jervaulx, just before Wensleydale comes to an end.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
It is possible to pass through Wensleydale—or, indeed, most of the dales—without seeing any heather at all.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
I am in Wensleydale, climbing from the rocky river that leaps amid broad pastures up to the rolling moor.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft|George Gissing

Lady Wensleydale, in her high cap and large chair, with her sweet face and expression, sat by like an old picture.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

British Dictionary definitions for Wensleydale

wensleydale

/ (ˈwɛnzlɪˌdeɪl) /

noun

a type of white cheese with a flaky texture

a breed of sheep with long woolly fleece

Word Origin for wensleydale

named after Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

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