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‖ Gruyère
(gruːˈjɛə(r); Fr. gryjɛr)
[The name of a town in Switzerland, used attrib. in ‘Gruyère cheese’, also with omission of ‘cheese’.]
A cheese made of cows' milk, of firm consistence, containing numerous cavities.
[1775T. Blaikie Diary Scotch Gardener 7 June (1931) 39 This is the Mountaine that furneshes a vast quantity of cheese to France under the name of fromage du Gruyere.] 1802W. Dyott Diary 28 June (1907) Got excellent trout and good Gruyère cheese and also good wine. 1822L. Simond Trav. Switzerland I. 22 Great quantities of cheese are made here in imitation of Gruyère cheese. 1826Scott Diary 14 June in Lockhart, Bought a little bit of Gruyère cheese, instead of our dame's choke-dog concern. 1827Disraeli Viv. Grey vi. vi. 204 The Prince..contented himself for the present with assisting his Gruyère with one of the very fine-looking cucumbers. 1845Gresley Frank's First Trip 210 You must manage to eat gruyère with your dessert on this side the Channel. 1871M. Collins Mrq. & Merch. III. iv. 130 Gruyère and celery. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 206 The brain tissue may contain cavities which have been aptly compared with those met with in Gruyère cheese. |