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custard definition

cus·tard (kus′tərd)

noun

  1. a mixture of eggs, milk, flavoring, and, often, sugar, either boiled or baked
  2. frozen custard

Etymology: ME, altered < crustade, any dish baked in a crust, ult. (? via Prov crostado) < L crusta, crust

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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