Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A soft white cheese made of cream and milk.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of soft rich cheese prepared from curd made with new or unskimmed milk and an added quantity of cream, the curd being placed in a cloth and allowed to drain without pressure; also, any cheese made with an extra proportion of cream. From its cloying richness and delicacy, the term cream-cheese has been variously used in ridicule of extreme fastidiousness of taste, overwrought elegance of language or manner, and the like: as, the Rev. Mr. Creamcheese; there is more cream-cheese than bread in the fare that he sets before his readers. See
cheese .
Wiktionary
- n. countable and uncountable A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cows milk.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a kind of cheese made from curd from which the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has been added.
WordNet 3.0
- n. soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream
Etymologies
- Named after the cream the cheese was made from. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And, the break-fast after Yom Kippur is probably the single greatest sales event for bagels, cream cheese and lox of which I am aware.”
“And also remember that the “individual serving” of cream cheese or peanut butter that you get at a coffee bar or café is not a mandate—spread judiciously and throw away the rest.”
“When Yom Kippur concluded last year, my greatest accomplishment for the day was passing on the bagels, cream cheese and lox, and instead choosing to enjoy my can of Heinz Vegetarian Beans.”
“The bagel has to have a schmear of cream cheese on it I have since been told that an open can of sardines does the job nicely.”
“Softer versions crumble easily and work as substitutes for scrambled eggs, ricotta, or even cream cheese in some recipes.”
Lists
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Tweets
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