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noun

Curd n. (Sometimes written crud)

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. "Curds and cream, the flower of country fare."

The coagulated part of any liquid.

The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower. "Broccoli should be cut while the curd, as the flowering mass is termed, is entire." "Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head, or curd, is still close and compact."

verb

Curd v. t. (past & past part. curded; pres. part. curding) To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle. "Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother?"

Curd v. i. To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey

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"Curd" Quotes from Famous Books

... and mocked her, Lizzie uttered not a word; 430 Would not open lip from lip Lest they should cram a mouthful in: But laughed in heart to feel the drip Of juice that syrupped all her face, And lodged in dimples of her chin, And streaked her neck which quaked like curd. At last the evil people, Worn out by her resistance, Flung back her penny, kicked their fruit Along whichever road they took, 440 Not leaving root or stone or shoot; Some writhed into the ground, Some dived into the brook With ring ...

— Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems • Christina Rossetti

... agreeably. All rushed headlong to table. The line of ladies, loquacious and silent, thin and stout, swept on, and the long table soon glittered with all the hues of the rainbow. I will not describe the courses: I will make no mention of the curd dumplings with sour cream, nor of the dish of pig's fry that was served with the soup, nor of the turkey with plums and raisins, nor of the dish which greatly resembled in appearance a boot soaked in kvas, nor of the sauce, which is the swan's ...

— Taras Bulba and Other Tales • Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

... itself; but, I daresay, you know curdled milk or rennet? The same separation into two portions has taken place there which occurs in the blood when drawn from the arm; underneath is a yellowish transparent liquid,—that is the whey; above a white curd of which cheese is made, and which contains a great part of what would have made butter. By carefully clearing the curd from all its buttery particles you obtain a kind of white powder which is the essential principle of cheese, ...

— The History of a Mouthful of Bread - And its effect on the organization of men and animals • Jean Mace

... after they had supplied a meal of curd and milk with bread and fruit completely altered their demeanour, and upon its being intimated that a boat was required to take their visitors over to Ansina, quite a dispute arose between the owners of two as to which should have the honour and profit; but all was at length settled ...

— Yussuf the Guide - The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor • George Manville Fenn

... Posset is hot Milk poured on Ale or Sack, having Sugar, grated Bisket, Eggs, with other ingredients boiled in it, which goes all to a Curd. R. Holme. ...

— Early English Meals and Manners • Various

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