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curd

[ kurd ]
/ kɜrd /
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noun

Often curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
any substance resembling this.
Also called curd cheese. Chiefly Northeastern and Southern U.S. cottage cheese.
the edible flower heads of cauliflower, broccoli, and similar plants.

verb (used with or without object)

to turn into curd; coagulate; congeal.

RELATED WORDS

paste, clump, lump, pap, mush, mash, sponge, jam, dough, batter, marrow, poultice, grume, set, battery, cluster, array, thickness, bunch, group

Nearby words

curbstone, curch, curculio, curcuma, curcumin, curd, curd cheese, curdle, curdy, cure, cure-all

Origin of curd

1325–75; Middle English curden (v.), variant of crudden to crud, congeal; see crowd1

Related forms

un·curd, verb (used with object)

Regional variation note

3. See cottage cheese.
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British Dictionary definitions for curd

curd

/ (kɜːd) /

noun

(often plural) a substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food
something similar in consistency

verb

to turn into or become curd

Derived Forms

curdy, adjectivecurdiness, noun

Word Origin for curd

C15: from earlier crud, of unknown origin
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