curd
Americannoun
-
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)
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
Regionalisms
See cottage cheese.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of curd
1325–75; Middle English curden (v.), variant of crudden to crud, congeal; see crowd 1
Vocabulary lists containing curd
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
In Bothell, Carston Curd, a licensed geologist; Mark Swanson, a retired engineer, and Ann Aagaard, a retired teacher, are running for the City Council Position 4 seat occupied by James McNeal, who isn’t seeking reelection.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 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
Just then, a family walked by the same King quote that had stopped Curd.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2018
Curd Soap is a nearly neutral soap, of pure soda and fine tallow.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
