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Stilton

noun
Stil·ton | \ˈstil-tᵊn \

Definition of Stilton 

: a blue-veined cheese with wrinkled rind made of whole cows' milk enriched with cream

First Known Use of Stilton

1736, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Stilton

Stilton, Cambridgeshire, England

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