单词 | wensleydale |
释义 | wensleydale in British English (ˈwɛnzlɪˌdeɪl) noun 1. a type of white cheese with a flaky texture 2. a breed of sheep with long woolly fleece Word origin named after Wensleydale, North YorkshireWensleydale in American English (ˈwenzliˌdeil) noun a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor Also called: Wensleydale cheese Word origin [1880–85; after Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, where it is made]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, interface, pari-mutuel, quotation mark, regionalismExamples of 'wensleydale' in a sentence |
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