CURD

curd

(noun) coagulated milk; used to make cheese; “Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey”

curd

(noun) a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; “bean curd”; “lemon curd”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

curd (countable and uncountable, plural curds)

The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.

The coagulated part of any liquid.

The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.

Verb

curd (third-person singular simple present curds, present participle curding, simple past and past participle curded)

(intransitive) To form curd; to curdle.

(transitive) To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.

Anagrams

• CRUD, crud

Proper noun

Curd (plural Curds)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Curd is the 14806^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2003 individuals. Curd is most common among White (69.8%) and Black/African American (16.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• CRUD, crud

Source: Wiktionary

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Curd (krd), n. Etym: [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. gruth, Ir, gruth, cruth, curd, cruthaim I milk.] [Sometimes written crud.]

1. The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distingushed from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese. Curds and cream, the flower of country fare. Dryden.

2. The coagulated part of any liquid.

3. The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower. Broccoli should be cut while the curd, as the flowering mass is termed, is entire. R. Thompson. Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head, or curd, is still close and compact. F. Burr.

Curd (krd), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curded;p. pr. &* vb. n. Curding.]

Definition: To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle. Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother Shak.

Curd, v. i.

Definition: To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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