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curd

noun
/kɜː(ɹ)d/

Etymology

From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). Doublet of crud.

  1. inherited from curd

Definitions

  1. The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes

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

    • Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.

  2. Dahi.

  3. The coagulated part of any liquid.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.

      • Broccoli should not be allowed to remain till the compactness of the head is broken, but should always be cut while the 'curd,' as the flowering mass is termed, is entire

    2. To form curd

      To form curd; to curdle.

    3. To cause to coagulate or thicken

      To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.

      • Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother?

    4. A surname.

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Derived

bean curd, blood curd, crud, curd cheese, curdless, curds and whey, curd soap, curdy, fruit curd, glazed curd, lemon curd, soapcurd, stirred-curd cheese, stirred curd cheese, curdle

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at curd. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01curd02cheese03dairy04milk05yogurt06curdling07curdled08curds

A definitional loop anchored at curd. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at curd

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA