单词 | affinage |
释义 | affinagen.ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > refining fining1371 refining1584 affinage1656 finery1771 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Affinage, a fineing or refining of mettals. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Affinage, the act of refining metals by the cupel. 2. Cheese-making. The process of maturing cheese, usually in a cellar or climate-controlled room. Cf. affineur n. ΚΠ 1963 N. Barry Paris Personal xviii. 241 Here the cheeses are ripened in a process called ‘affinage’. It is for their ‘affinage’ that Nortier has become celebrated. 1989 P. Rance French Cheese Bk. xiii. 383 Bresse bleu is not traditional, it must have been a case of factory cheese given..rustic affinage. 1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Sept. c1 They descend eight floors below ground and the temperature and humidity in them..important to the affinage, or finishing, of Roquefort—never varies. 2007 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 162/3 The cheeses I tasted in the awe-inspiring barn crystallized my thoughts on what makes cheese become great: constant communication between cheese-maker and cheesemonger, and very careful attention to affinage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656 |
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