Curd Definition
kûrd
curds
noun
The coagulated part of milk, from which cheese is made: it is formed when milk sours and is distinguished from whey, the watery part.
Webster's New World
A lump of curd.
Cheese curds.
American Heritage
A coagulated liquid that resembles milk curd.
American Heritage
The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
Wiktionary
verb
To form or cause to form into curd; curdle.
American Heritage
To form into curd; curdle.
Webster's New World
Origin of Curd
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Middle English variant of crud probably akin to crowden to press crowd1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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metathesis of crud, from Middle English crud (“coagulated substance”).
From Wiktionary
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