Wensleydale

[ wenz-lee-deyl ]

noun

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

wensleydale

/ ˈwɛnzlɪˌdeɪl /

noun

1. a type of white cheese with a flaky texture
2. a breed of sheep with long woolly fleece

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wensleydale¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wensleydale¹

named after Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

Example Sentences

In Wensleydale the progress of the Ure is broken by several fine waterfalls, notably the cataracts at Aysgarth.

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Exceedingly pretty, if scant, monastic ruins are passed by the Ure at Jervaulx, just before Wensleydale comes to an end.

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It is possible to pass through Wensleydale—or, indeed, most of the dales—without seeing any heather at all.

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I am in Wensleydale, climbing from the rocky river that leaps amid broad pastures up to the rolling moor.

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Lady Wensleydale, in her high cap and large chair, with her sweet face and expression, sat by like an old picture.

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