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Caerphilly|kɛəˈfɪlɪ| [The name of a town in S. Wales.] Caerphilly cheese: a mild cheese (originally) made in Caerphilly; also ellipt.
1901Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. LXII. 153 The local variety of Caerphilly cheese was divided into two classes, according to size. Ibid., Both the classes of Caerphilly cheese contained exhibits with good chances of a prize. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 376/1 Caerphilly. Originally a Welsh cheese, this is now also made in Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon and Dorset. 1958M. Dickens Man Overboard xv. 243 His face remained the colour of Caerphilly cheese. |