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curd

[ kurd ]

noun

  1. Often curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
  2. any substance resembling this.
  3. Also called curd cheese. Chiefly Northeastern and Southern U.S. cottage cheese.
  4. the edible flower heads of cauliflower, broccoli, and similar plants.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to turn into curd; coagulate; congeal.

curd

/ °ìɜ˻å /

noun

  1. often plural a substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food
  2. something similar in consistency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to turn into or become curd
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦³Ü°ù»å²â, adjective
  • ˈ³¦³Ü°ù»å¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦³Ü°ù»å verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of curd1

1325–75; Middle English curden (v.), variant of crudden to crud, congeal; crowd 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of curd1

C15: from earlier crud, of unknown origin
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Rennet, an enzyme naturally present in the stomachs of ruminants, would prompt the milk to coagulate, separating into curds and whey, thus laying the groundwork for modern cheese production.

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Cutting the gel helps some of the whey, or water, separate from the cheese curd, which is made of aggregated milk and looks like a yogurt gel.

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Vulto employees reportedly didn’t wash their lower or upper arms before submerging them in whey to stir and break up fresh cheese curds.

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Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak were in Milwaukee and laid off the beer and cheese curds so they could offer you their clear-eyed assessment of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention.

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For $14, you get a pile of fries smothered in white cheddar curds, a sage-heavy brown gravy and a smattering of crispy bacon.

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