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curd

[kurd]
–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.

Origin:
1325–75; ME curden (v.), var. of crudden to crud, congeal; see crowd 1


3. See cottage cheese.
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curd cheese  
n.   Chiefly British
Cottage cheese.
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Main Entry: curd
Pronunciation: 'k&rd
Function: noun
: the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk —curdy /-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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