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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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