Wensleydale

[ wenz-lee-deyl ]

noun

1. a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.

wensleydale

/ ˈwɛnzlɪˌdeɪl /

noun

1. a type of white cheese with a flaky texture
2. a breed of sheep with long woolly fleece

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wensleydale¹

First recorded in 1880–85; after Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, where it is made

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wensleydale¹

named after Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

Example Sentences

That includes Adam Alderson, 44, from Wensleydale, who received a donor skin graft on his abdomen in 2015 when he had eight organs replaced - including a pancreas, stomach and spleen - after treatment for a rare cancer.

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Keighley couple Veronica and Keith said they felt an instant connection with Jake after seeing a video of him enjoying a walk in Wensleydale with one of his carers.

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Gill Harrison, who runs Wensleydale Ice Cream Parlour, near Leyburn, said the wind overnight had been "astonishing".

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In the lower reaches of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, there are few businesses better known than Forbidden Corner.

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Charles Barnett, assistant head teacher at Wensleydale School and Sixth Form, welcomed the initial idea but said it took "a very short amount of time to realise it wouldn't work effectively for us".

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