curd

[ kurd ]
/ kɜrd /

noun

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

verb (used with or without object)

to turn into curd; coagulate; congeal.

Origin of curd

1325–75; Middle English curden (v.), variant of crudden to crud, congeal; see crowd1

regional variation note for curd

3. See cottage cheese.

OTHER WORDS FROM curd

un·curd, verb (used with object)

British Dictionary definitions for curd cheese (1 of 2)

curd cheese

noun

a mild white cheese made from skimmed milk curds, smoother and fattier than cottage cheese

British Dictionary definitions for curd cheese (2 of 2)

curd
/ (kɜːd) /

noun

(often plural) a substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food
something similar in consistency

verb

to turn into or become curd

Derived forms of curd

curdy, adjective curdiness, noun

Word Origin for curd

C15: from earlier crud, of unknown origin