Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A mild, yellow Dutch cheese, pressed into balls and usually covered with red wax.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A mild Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor, made in balls weighing three or four pounds, and usually colored crimson outside; -- so called from the village of Edam, near Amsterdam. Also, cheese of the same type, wherever made.

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  • proper noun A town in Holland
  • proper noun A type of cheese, see Edam cheese

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Edam, a town in the western Netherlands.]

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Literally "the dam on the river Ye," and the river name literally means "river;" see ea.

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Examples

  • Described as ‘heaven on toast’ by one reviewer, Redwood’s tasty new ‘cheeses’ include super-melting Cheddar and Mozzarella style slices, as well as blocks in Edam, Gouda and Mozzarella flavours.

    Cheezly "Super-Melting" Soy Cheese Steve Carper 2006

  • Described as ‘heaven on toast’ by one reviewer, Redwood’s tasty new ‘cheeses’ include super-melting Cheddar and Mozzarella style slices, as well as blocks in Edam, Gouda and Mozzarella flavours.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Steve Carper 2006

  • "Dost recall Edam's vision of the creatures in the air of Jeos?" he went on, knowing that I would not hinder him.

    The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

  • It's called Edam and Smile. baka-san: Brie glad it's not worse.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • Although sharing the same name as a Dutch town, the name Edam refers to the style of cheese rather than the Dutch town.

    Best Syndication - 2009

  • Later, much later, I learned that "Edam" and "Gouda" are actually two distinct if related cheeses.

    An old drinking friend . . . makes good. Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005

  • "There be none handsomer in this world, no matter what the standard of any other, such as Edam's Jeos.

    The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

  • He'd spear a wedge of Edam with a toothpick as he contemplated his move.

    Diagnosis: American Sally Houtman 2011

  • They celebrated the World Cup, if that's the word, by producing flavors corresponding to national teams in the competition: Edam, Garlic Baguette, Haggis, Barbequed Kangaroo, etc.

    Britishness Acquires an Extra Crunch Sam Leith 2010

  • Ulgen of the political research firm Edam explains.

    Political Stakes Are High for Turkey's Erdogan 2011

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