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curd⋅y

  [kur-dee]
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–adjective, curd⋅i⋅er, curd⋅i⋅est.
like curd; full of or containing curd; coagulated.
Origin:
1500–10; curd + -y 1

Related forms:
curd⋅i⋅ness, noun
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curd   (kûrd)   
n.  

  1. The part of milk that coagulates when the milk sours or is treated with enzymes. Curd is used to make cheese.

  2. A coagulated liquid that resembles milk curd.

intr. & tr.v.   curd·ed, curd·ing, curds
To form or cause to form into curd; curdle.

[Middle English, variant of crud; probably akin to crowden, to press; see crowd1.]
curd'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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