Wensleydale

[ wenz-lee-deyl ]

/ ˈwɛnz liˌdeɪl /

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

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Example sentences from the Web for wensleydale

Wensleydale tells me the true impetus to bolt was the merest trifle.
The Sea Lady|Herbert George Wells
It is a memorial of the sports and pastimes for which Wensleydale was famous.
A Month in Yorkshire|Walter White
At Bainbridge, the chief place of the forest of Wensleydale, Yorkshire, still lingers an old horn-blowing custom.
Old Church Lore|William Andrews
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

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

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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