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curd

UK/kɜː(ɹ)d/ US/ˈkɜrd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd

  • “bean curd”
  • “lemon curd”
2.

coagulated milk; used to made cheese

  • “Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • bean curd
  • blood curd
  • curd cheese
  • curd soap
  • curds and whey
  • fruit curd
  • glazed curd
  • lemon curd

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