Cheese1. (n.) The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold.
2. (n.) A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.
3. (n.) The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia).
4. (n.) A low courtesy; -- so called on account of the cheese form assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
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