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), a plant of the Madder family (Golium
verum, or yellow bedstraw), sometimes used to
coagulate milk. The roots are used as a substitute for
madder. -- Cheese vat, a vat or tub in
which the curd is formed and cut or broken, in cheese
making.

Cheese"lep (?), n. [Cf.
Keslop.] A bag in which rennet is kept.

Cheese"mon`ger (?), n. One who
deals in cheese. B. Jonson.

Cheese"par`ing (?), n. A thin
portion of the rind of a cheese. -- a.
Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy.

Chees"i*ness (?), n. The
quality of being cheesy.

Chees"y (?), a. Having the
nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or appearance of
cheese.

Chee"tah (?), n. [Hind.
chītā.] (Zoöl.) A species of
leopard (Cynælurus jubatus) tamed and used for
hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C.
laneus. [Written also chetah.]

||Chef (?), n. [F.]
1. A chief of head person.

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