Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The part of milk that coagulates when the milk sours or is treated with enzymes. Curd is used to make cheese.
- noun A lump of curd.
- noun A coagulated liquid that resembles milk curd.
- intransitive & transitive verb To form or cause to form into curd; curdle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The coagulated or thickened part of milk, which is formed into cheese, or eaten as food: often used in the plural.
- noun The coagulated part of any liquid.
- To cause to coagulate; turn to curd; curdle; congeal; clot.
- To become curdled or coagulated; become curd.
- noun See
Kurd .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey.
- noun 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.
- noun The coagulated part of any liquid.
- noun The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.
- transitive verb To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The part of
milk thatcoagulates when itsours or is treated withenzymes ; used to makecottage cheese . - verb To form curd; to
curdle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
- noun coagulated milk; used to make cheese
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The lime curd is an easy, lower-fat variation on a traditional lemon curd that is made with lots of fresh lime juice.
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That said, I understand if you mix half buttermilk with half regular, whole milk, the curd is larger (I haven't tried that yet.)
queso blanco | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Stir in the food coloring while the curd is cooking.
Baking Bites » Print » Slime-Filled Cupcakes from the Black Lagoon 2008
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The curd is made the same way as a lemon curd or a lime curd, using the juice of the passion fruit and combining it with sugar and eggs.
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Stir in the food coloring while the curd is cooking.
Slime-Filled Cupcakes from the Black Lagoon | Baking Bites 2008
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The curd is made the same way as a lemon curd or a lime curd, using the juice of the passion fruit and combining it with sugar and eggs.
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That lemon curd is just about the bet lemon curd I've ever had and I loved the pie.
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But, why go so far out of the way to pretend that your bean curd is anything other than bean curd.
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Gini, you must be wondering where the curd is right?
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While Charu bathed Pranav, my nephew, I went to make a quick biryani that I served with plain curd and papad.
Cauliflower Biryani Anjali 2007
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