Definition of Gruyeres

1. gruyere [n] - See also: gruyere

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gruyeres

gruntling
gruntlings
grunts
gruntwork
grupero
grupetto
grupettos
gruppetto
gruppettos
grushie
grutch
grutched
grutches
grutching
grutten
gruyeres (current term)
gruzdevite
gry
gryce
gryces
gryde
gryded
grydes
gryding
gryesy
gryfon
gryfons
gryke
grykes
gryllidae

Literary usage of Gruyeres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"... of gruyeres.—Hermitage near Friburg. THE canton of Friburg contains a ... well known under the name of gruyeres, which is exported in large quantities, ..."

2. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"gruyeres CHAP, neighbour yet more dangerous than Savoy in the shape • ^— of France itself. Before these changes, Bern and divided be- Freiburg divided the ..."

3. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Later changes gave her a neighbour yet more dangerous than Savoy in the shape of France itself. Before these gruyeres changes, ..."

4. A Ride on Horseback to Florence Through France and Switzerland by Augusta Macgregor Holmes (1842)
"... a crucifix—The Counts of gruyeres—Fines paid for crimes perpetrated—The banner of Berne—Laws of the Simmenthal—The Bernese attacking gruyeres—Count ..."

5. The Sentimental Traveller: Notes on Places by Vernon Lee (1908)
"... gruyeres EE other forms of devotion, the cultus of the spirit of localities has its moments of estrangement—of aridity, as it would be called in the ..."

6. Adventure Guide to Switzerland by Kimberley Rinker (2003)
"Don't miss La Maison de gruyeres - the local factory for Switzerland's ... Located just downhill from the village of gruyeres, at Pringy-gruyeres, CH- 1662. ..."

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