Definitions

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

  • noun A mold-ripened, whole-milk cheese with a whitish rind and a soft, light yellow center.

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

  • noun same as brie cheese.

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

  • noun soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert

Etymologies

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

[After Brie, a region of northern France.]

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Examples

  • Mr. La Brie is the author of such books as The Meaning of Income in the Law of Income Tax and Introduction to Income Tax Law, Canada.

    Tax! Tax! Tax!—The Canadian Tax Scene 1967

  • They named her Gabrielle, but from the day they brought her home from the hospital, they called her Brie.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • Between Community and Mad Men, Alison Brie is having quite an exemplary year, and she could be on the verge of stardom much sooner than anyone anticipated.

    'Community' recap: And it was good. | EW.com 2009

  • They named her Gabrielle, but from the day they brought her home from the hospital, they called her Brie.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • They named her Gabrielle, but from the day they brought her home from the hospital, they called her Brie.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • It was a fun slumber-party in Brie's school library.

    the election and the road jen 2008

  • It was a fun slumber-party in Brie's school library.

    Archive 2008-11-01 jen 2008

  • The impact of landing on the moon nearly buried him in Brie, but Philippe was an athletic man, and he managed to extricate himself from the goopy and delicious cheese.

    365 tomorrows » 2006 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006

  • Actually, my French friend told me a few weeks ago that Brie is shit that France exports to sell to stupid Americans.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Brie Factor 2010

  • Alison Brie is terrific and I’m loving the episodes where they really let her step to the forefront … though I suppose it’s safe to say that every one of the “supporting” cast deserves his or her time as the focus of a few shows, rather than as a sideplot, as Shirley was this week.

    'Community' recap: Beneath the pale moonlight | EW.com 2009

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