curd
Americannoun
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curds
plural
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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
Regional Use
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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Wisconsin Hot Cheese is another favorite: the deep-fried cheddar nuggets are cooked to order and give even a great cheese curd some serious competition.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Reserve is more substantial, with flavors of lemon curd, white flowers and toasted nuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
At M&S varieties now include red velvet, lemon curd, tiramisu, caramel fudge, chocolate, cheese and apple incarnations.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
To do so, the cheesemaker might stir or heat up the curd, which helps release whey and moisture.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
Then she made more curd, and filled the cheese hoop again.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Most of the time, Wisconsinites are best known for their love of cheese curds, beers and braving subzero temperatures at Lambeau Field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
This is not a landscape in which someone strains curds with a square of cheesecloth—we are far from the ingredient kitchen.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
The pressure squeezes the curds in these hoops, and they knit together to form a solid block of cheese.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak were in Milwaukee and laid off the beer and cheese curds so they could offer you their clear-eyed assessment of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
Halfway there we stopped and ate a meal: boiled rice, dhal, vegetables and curds.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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