cheeseboard

American

[cheez-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈtʃizˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a tray or platter for serving a variety of cheeses.
a selection of cheeses provided, as before or after a meal.

cheeseboard British

/ ˈtʃiːzˌbɔːd /

noun

a board from which cheese is served at a meal

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Etymology

Origin of cheeseboard

First recorded in 1935–40; cheese ¹ + board

Example Sentences

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A photograph from 15 May 2020 shows the prime minister and his staff with bottles of wine and a cheeseboard in the Downing Street garden.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2022

If you're not in the kitchen preparing the meal for the rest of your family, it's likely you're kicked back on the couch with a pumpkin ale, snacking on the cheeseboard your host curated.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2021

Recent examples include courses on cheese and beer, cheese and chocolate, and how to build a cheeseboard.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2020

I had a nightmare last night that Celine Dion was performing on some kind of cheeseboard and I kept crawling around at her feet and interrupting her show, and she got really angry at me.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2019

His lashing tail swept two or three items off the shelves and the cheeseboard off the table.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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