cheese-cake

  • 1Cheese 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 …

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  • 2cheese cake — cheese cake, 1. a kind of cake or pie usually made of cottage cheese or cream cheese, cream, sugar, eggs, and butter, baked together. 2. Also, cheese|cake «CHEEZ KAYK», noun. Slang. photography or photographs emphasizing attractive feminine… …

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  • 3cheese-cake — [ (t)ʃizkɛk ] n. m. • 1979; mot angl. « gâteau au fromage » ♦ Anglic. Gâteau à base de fromage blanc. Des cheese cakes. cheese cake [(t)ʃizkɛk] n. m. ÉTYM. 1979; mot angl. « gâteau au fromage ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Gâteau au fromage blanc ( …

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  • 4cheese cake — cake made with cottage cheese or with cream cheese …

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  • 5cheese·cake — /ˈʧiːzˌkeık/ noun, pl cakes 1 [count, noncount] : a cake with a sweet filling usually made of cheese, eggs, and sugar 2 [noncount] informal : pictures of attractive young women who are wearing little clothing advertisers who rely on cheesecake to …

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  • 6cheese-cake —  Feminine charm (usu. on provocative display) …

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  • 7cheese-cake — …

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  • 8Cheese — (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 …

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  • 9Cheese 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 …

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  • 10Cheese 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 …

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