curd
Americannoun
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Often curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
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any substance resembling this.
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Also called curd cheese. Chiefly Northeastern and Southern U.S. cottage cheese.
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the edible flower heads of cauliflower, broccoli, and similar plants.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
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(often plural) a substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food
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something similar in consistency
verb
Regionalisms
See cottage cheese.
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Etymology
Origin of curd
1325–75; Middle English curden (v.), variant of crudden to crud, congeal; see crowd 1
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In Bothell, Carston Curd, a licensed geologist, will face Mark Swanson, a retired engineer, for the Position 4 seat occupied by James McNeal, who is running for a different city council seat.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
He was portrayed by actor Curd Jürgens in a hagiographic 1960 biopic titled I Aim at the Stars, a U.S.–German co-production.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023
One happened to be a note taken by a radio interceptor of the German surrender to the Allied forces - and Dr Iles recognised the handwriting as that of George Curd, her father.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2020
To the right of the walkway of “despair” stood Brian Curd, 33, shivering in the bitter cold.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2018
Curd soaps or finely-fitted soaps made from tallow or bleached palm oil, with or without the addition of cocoa-nut oil, give the best results.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
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