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curd

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noun/kɜː(ɹ)d/
  1. 1

    The coagulated part of any liquid.; The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.countableuncountable

    • Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
  2. 2

    The coagulated part of any liquid.; Dahi.Indiacountableuncountable

  3. 3

    The coagulated part of any liquid.; A solid piece of coagulated scrambled egg.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.countableuncountable

    • Broccoli should not be allowed to remain till the compactness of the head is broken, but should always be cut while the 'curd,' as the flowering mass is termed, is entire
verb/kɜː(ɹ)d/
  1. 1

    To form curd; to curdle.intransitive

  2. 2

    To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.transitive

    • Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother?

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