curd Definition
curd (kʉrd)
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
Etymology: 15th-c. form, by metathesis < ME crud, orig., any coagulated substance < IE base *greut-, to press, coagulate > crowd
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to form into curd; curdle
curd Usage Examples
Possessives
goat: Mains range from £ 12.50 for polenta, mushroom and goat's curd to £ 21.50 for the sea bass.
Converse of object
- eat: There will be only enough milk for that person to eat milk curds.
- make: Last Monday I got the urge to make some lemon curd - a recipe for it was in a canal magazine.
- form: You must not disturb the forming curd in any way during this period.
- produce: Blue molds can be added with the starter, and help to breakdown the curd produced from the inside of the cheese outwards.
- cut: Today, most cheeses are made by cutting the curds using mechanical blades, which slice, rather than tear, the curds.
Adjective modifier
- lemon: Last Monday I got the urge to make some lemon curd - a recipe for it was in a canal magazine.
- little: SB liked watching the curdling process, and we saw how little curds there were to whey.
- fried: Other take-away costs are: As a starter I would recommend Deep fried bean curd Thai style at £ 3.00.
- deep: Other take-away costs are: As a starter I would recommend Deep fried bean curd Thai style at £ 3.00.
- fresh: Fresh milled curds are now packed by hand into molds, ready for the press.
- white: With its denser white curds, the French plant was much more popular.
Modifies a noun
- cheese: What the bleeding hell do we keep stocking our fridge with curd cheese for?
- tart: Curd tarts are made in Lancashire as well as in Yorkshire.
Noun used with modifier
- soya: Beans: All beans are fine except tofu ( soya bean curd ).
- bean: Soya beans also make the protein rich bean curd.
- cheese: These holes, also called " eyes, " are caused by the expansion of gas within the cheese curd during the ripening period.
- milk: There will be only enough milk for that person to eat milk curds.
- fruit: Spoon the warm passion fruit curd into the cases - about three-quarters full.
- soybean: Tofu - soybean curd - is the most commonly eaten form of soy.

