custard

noun
/ˈkʌs.təd/UK/ˈkʌs.tɚd/CA/ˈkɐs.təd/

Etymology

Alteration of croustade.

Definitions

  1. A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or…

    A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.

  2. A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and…

    A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

  3. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at custard. 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.

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A definitional loop anchored at custard. 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 custard

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