| 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. |
| 5. | to turn into curd; coagulate; congeal. |
| curd cheese n. Chiefly British Cottage cheese. |