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1 ♦ cheese
♦ cheese /tʃi:z/n.1 [uc] formaggio: I don't like cheese, il formaggio non mi piace; grated cheese, formaggio grattugiato; cheese sandwich, sandwich al formaggio; French cheeses, formaggi francesi; mouldy cheese, formaggio ammuffito3 oggetto simile a una forma di formaggio; grosso disco; tozzo cilindro● cheese bowl, formaggiera □ cheese counter, banco del formaggio ( in un supermercato) □ (in GB) cheese-cutter, tagliaformaggio ( asse fornita di un filo metallico) □ cheese dish, formaggiera □ ( slang USA) cheese-eater, informatore della polizia; spia □ (zool.) cheese mite ( Acarus siro), acaro del formaggio □ cheese rennet, caglio; (bot., Galium verum) caglio, erba zolfina, presuola □ cheese straw, bastoncino al formaggio □ ( slang USA) to eat cheese, tradire (i compagni); fare la spia □ ( slang USA) big cheese, pezzo grosso; gran capo □ (fam. GB) Hard cheese!, tanto peggio per te, lui, ecc.! □ ( slang USA) a load of cheese, un sacco di balle □ ( a chi si fa fotografare in posa) «Say cheese!», «sorriso!».(to) cheese /ˈtʃi:z/v. t.
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Cheese rennet — Cheese Cheese (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheese rennet — Rennet Ren net, n. [AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan to curdle, coagulate. [root]11. See {Run}, v.] 1. The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant. [1913 Webster] 2. an infusion or preparation … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cheese-rennet — cheeseˈ rennet noun The plant lady s bedstraw, said to have been used formerly as rennet in curdling milk • • • Main Entry: ↑cheese … Useful english dictionary
cheese rennet — noun Etymology: so called from its use as a milk coagulant : yellow bedstraw … Useful english dictionary
Rennet — (pronEng|ˈrɛnɪt) is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any mammalian stomach to digest the mother s milk, and often used in the production of cheese. Rennet contains a proteolytic enzyme (protease) that coagulates the milk, causing it to… … Wikipedia
Cheese — (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass of pomace, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheese cake — Cheese Cheese (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheese fly — Cheese Cheese (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheese mite — Cheese Cheese (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheese press — Cheese Cheese (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheese vat — Cheese Cheese (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L. caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English