Edam
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
Origin of Edam
1- Also called Edam cheese .
Words Nearby Edam
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How to use Edam in a sentence
This was accepted by all as conclusive, and young Arthur was recognized as the heir to the Edam millions.
In the Fog | Richard Harding DavisFrom a delicatessen store procure dill pickles and a nice Edam cheese.
Suppers | Paul PierceThe skipper promised to send to Yollendam, or if not to Edam, to obtain provisions for his passengers.
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin | William H. G. KingstonFor dressing177 Edam cheese, the ordinary cheese bandage cloth is used.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner FiskAside from the molds, press and salting vat, the same apparatus that is used in making Cheddar can be used for Edam cheese.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
British Dictionary definitions for Edam
/ (ˈiːdæm, Dutch ˈeːdam) /
a town in the NW Netherlands, in North Holland province, on the IJsselmeer: cheese, light manufacturing. Pop: 28 000 (2003 est; includes Volendam)
a hard round mild-tasting Dutch cheese, yellow in colour with a red outside covering
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