Curd

Curd
Curd Curd (k[^u]rd), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. gruth, Ir, gruth, cruth, curd, cruthaim I milk.] [Sometimes written {crud}.] 1. The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese. [1913 Webster]

Curds and cream, the flower of country fare. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. The coagulated part of any liquid. [1913 Webster]

3. The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower. [1913 Webster]

Broccoli should be cut while the curd, as the flowering mass is termed, is entire. --R. Thompson. [1913 Webster]

Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head, or curd, is still close and compact. --F. Burr. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Curd — (k[^u]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curding}.] To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle. [1913 Webster] Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother? Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curd — [kə:d US kə:rd] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: crud curd (14 20 centuries), perhaps from a Celtic language] also curds [plural] the thick substance that forms in milk when it becomes sour →↑whey →↑bean curd …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Curd — Curd, v. i. To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Curd — bezeichnet: den im englischen Sprachraum, besonders Großbritannien, verbreiteten Brotaufstrich Lemon Curd eine Abart des Vornamens Kurt Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselbe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • curd — [kʉrd] n. [15th c. form, by metathesis < ME crud, orig., any coagulated substance < IE base * greut , to press, coagulate > CROWD1] [often pl.] the coagulated part of milk, from which cheese is made: it is formed when milk sours and is… …   English World dictionary

  • Curd — Curd, S. Conrad …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • curd — [ kɜrd ] noun count or uncount the solid substance that forms in milk when it starts to become sour …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • curd — (n.) c.1500, metathesis of crud (late 14c.), originally any coagulated substance, probably from O.E. crudan to press, drive, from PIE root *greut to press, coagulate, perhaps via ancestor of Gael. gruth (since cognates are unknown in other… …   Etymology dictionary

  • curd — ► NOUN 1) (also curds) a soft, white substance formed when milk coagulates, used as the basis for cheese. 2) the edible head of a cauliflower or similar plant. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

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