CURD


Meaning of CURD in English

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.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.