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

Other Word Forms of Curd

Noun

Singular:
curd
Plural:
curds

Origin of Curd

  • Middle English variant of crud probably akin to crowden to press crowd1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • metathesis of crud, from Middle English crud (“coagulated substance”).

    From Wiktionary

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