plural -s
Definition of affinage
1
obsolete
: the act or process of refining a metal
2
: the act or process of aging cheese
Affinage does for cheeses what great coaching does for athletes.— Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating, 2003
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The first known use of affinage was circa 1656
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