CURD


Meaning of CURD in English

I. ˈkərd, -ə̄d, -əid noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English curd, crudd; probably akin to Old English crūdan to press — more at crowd

1.

a. : the part of milk coagulated by souring or being treated with certain enzymes, consisting mainly of casein, and used as food either as produced or as made into cheese — distinguished from whey ; often used in plural

curds and cream

curds and whey

b. : a food resembling milk curd in form or appearance

soybean curd

c. : a gray or whitish coagulant ; specifically : the precipitate formed when soap is used in hard water

2. : the granular mass of soap that separates from the lye and rises when salt is added to the boiled mixture of lye and fat in soapmaking

3. : the undeveloped or partially developed flower head or aggregation of flower heads that forms the edible part of certain brassicas (as cauliflower and broccoli)

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English curden, crudden, from curd, crudd, n.

transitive verb

: to cause to thicken or congeal : coagulate , curdle

intransitive verb

: to become coagulated or thickened : separate into curds and whey

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