curd

1 of 2

noun

1
: the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk
2
: something suggesting the curd of milk
curdy adjective

curd

2 of 2

verb

curded; curding; curds

Examples of curd in a Sentence

Noun The curds have separated from the whey. The curd has separated from the whey.
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Noun
In Milwaukee these are: butter burger, cheeseburger, cheese curds, bratwurst, and frozen custard. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 Molding: The curds are placed in molds and allowed to drain. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024 Cauliflower is a cool-weather annual grown for the harvest of its large, tight heads of white flower buds or curds. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024 Food includes appetizers like crab rangoon nachos, cheese curds and pickle fries, as well as wing baskets and desserts. Linh Ta, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for curd 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English crud, curd (usually in plural cruddes, croddes, curddys) "coagulated milk, any thickened substance, dregs, lees," probably noun derivative of crudden, curdden "to curdle or make curdle (of milk), coagulate, congeal" — more at crud entry 2Though sparsely attested in Middle English, the metathesized variant curd is now standard in reference to a milk product, with crud, crood, etc., dialectal or regional in the British Isles (compare crowdie). An offshoot of British crud is North American crud entry 1.

Verb

Middle English curdden, metathetic variant of crudden — more at crud entry 2

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of curd was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Curd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curd. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

curd

noun
ˈkərd
1
: the thickened or solid part of sour or partly digested milk compare whey
2
: something resembling the curd of milk
curdy
adjective

Medical Definition

curd

noun
: the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk
curdy adjective

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