n. - The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold.
n. - A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.
n. - The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia).
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.