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
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 14806th 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
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