noun
1.
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
2.
any substance resembling this.
3.
Also called curd cheese. Chiefly Northeastern and Southern U.S. cottage cheese.
4.
the edible flower heads of cauliflower, broccoli, and similar plants.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
5.
to turn into curd; coagulate; congeal.
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Curd
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Related forms
un·curd, verb (used with object)
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curd (kɜːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (often plural) a substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food |
| 2. | something similar in consistency |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to turn into or become curd |
| [C15: from earlier crud, of unknown origin] | |
| 'curdy | |
| —adj | |
| 'curdiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
curd
16c. metathesis of crud (mid-14c.), originally "any coagulated substance," probably from O.E. crudan "to press, drive," from PIE base *greut- "to press, coagulate," perhaps via ancestor of Gael. gruth (since cognates are unknown in other Germanic or Romance languages).
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Example sentences
For entrees the restaurant serves teriyaki, available with your choice of meat, bean curd or vegetables.
It was a recipe for a lemon cake with a lemon curd frosting-homemade lemon curd folded into whipped cream.
Details can be found at the milk marketing board's curd site.
Try the curd cheese soufflé on rose petals and medlar fruit.
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