n.1 (often in pl.) a coagulated substance formed by the action of acids on milk, which may be made into cheese or eaten as food.
2 a fatty substance found between flakes of boiled salmon flesh.
3 the edible head of a cauliflower.
Phrases and idioms:
curds and whey the result of acidulating milk. curd soap a white soap made of tallow and soda.
Derivatives:
curdy adj.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.