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BNC: 17569 COCA: 18621

curd

curd /ˈkɚd/ noun
plural curds
curd
/ˈkɚd/
noun
plural curds
Learner's definition of CURD
: a thick substance that forms when milk becomes sour and that is used to make cheese凝乳(牛奶变酸后形成的较稠的物质)
[plural]
[noncount]
see also bean curd, lemon curd
BNC: 17569 COCA: 18621

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

Example Sentences

Noun The curds have separated from the whey. The curd has separated from the whey.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Return pan to medium heat and cook, stirring until the curd is thickened and lemon colored. The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2022 Wring out the water and stir the gelatin into the warm curd. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Step 4Transfer curd to pie shell, and spread in an even layer. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Add gelatin mixture to tangerine curd, whisking until gelatin is dissolved. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Serving cheese curd hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour? Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2022 Kanchana Niroshani, 47, a neighbor and friend of Ms. Wijeyawickrama, the curd seller, echoed the mayor’s view that the Rajapaksas’ legacy in Hambantota was not all bad. New York Times, 29 May 2022 Her sour orange and sweet lime curd dessert with meringue, prickly pear granita, basil flowers and quince tossed in chile piquin sugar was dubbed best dessert of the night by Lakshmi. Emma Balter, Chron, 26 May 2022 But the daily evidence of one thing becoming another, enzymes turning liquid to solid, milk into curd into cheese, showed me possible futures. H Conley, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022 See More

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
BNC: 17569 COCA: 18621

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