Stilton
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A type of blue-veined cheese made in England. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative form of Stilton (“type of cheese”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
- 3 English blue cheese wordnet
- 4 That which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket. archaic, countable, slang, uncountable
"That's the Stilton!"
- 1 A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689). countable, uncountable
- 2 A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Example
More examples""Knock knock, is anyone home?" "Go away!" "I can't hear you." "Okay, what is it?" "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Geronimo Stilton." "What do you want?" "Your Highness, allow me to cross your kingdom so that I can get—" "Denied." "But—" "Unless you're a true warrior." "Believe me when I tell you that I am NOT a knight." "So you have no sword?" "Not even one. I am not a knight." "How about a piece of the Triforce?" "I am NOT a knight!" "You look like a knight on this picture I found on your website." "I am not a knight!" "Then go away." "But... okay.""
Etymology
Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.