See Also: Leicester(tourism)
Red Leicester(dictionary)
Leicester(encyclopedia)
Leicester(dictionary)
Leicester doctors(health)
Leicester hotels(tourism)
Leicester flights(tourism)
Leicester car rental(tourism)
Leicester airports(tourism)
Alliance and Leicester(finance)

Leicester (iou)



Leicester noun. L18.
[A city in Leicestershire, central England.]
In full Leicester sheep. (An animal of) a valuable long-woolled variety of sheep orig. bred in Leicestershire, England. In Austral. & NZ freq. more fully English Leicester. See also Border Leicester s.v. BORDER noun. L18.
(An animal of) a long-horned variety of cattle, orig. bred in Leicestershire. M19.
In full Leicester cheese. A firm-textured usu. orange-coloured full milk cheese of a type orig. made in Leicestershire. Also Red Leicester. L19.