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 , seeEdam 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
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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"Dost recall Edam's vision of the creatures in the air of Jeos?" he went on, knowing that I would not hinder him.
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It's called Edam and Smile. baka-san: Brie glad it's not worse.
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Although sharing the same name as a Dutch town, the name Edam refers to the style of cheese rather than the Dutch town.
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Later, much later, I learned that "Edam" and "Gouda" are actually two distinct if related cheeses.
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"There be none handsomer in this world, no matter what the standard of any other, such as Edam's Jeos.
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He'd spear a wedge of Edam with a toothpick as he contemplated his move.
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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.
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Ulgen of the political research firm Edam explains.
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