Fromage
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of cheese. countable, uncommon, uncountable
"It will be necessary to premise, that there is but little difference in the manner of making fromages; they only vary in the taste; so that, by recurring to this number, it will be impossible ever to commit a mistake.[…]Continue to whip it over ice, till you perceive that the isinglass is well melted and blended with the mixture; then put the fromage into a mould, round which you heap a large quantity of ice with salt.[…]N. B.—Fromages require but very little isinglass.[…]The author here closes the list of creams and fromages, although their number is immense."
Synonyms
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More examples"Ever since he got promoted, Tom has been strutting around like he's the grand fromage."
Etymology
From French fromage.
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