Definition

1. Noun:
   • A soft, white substance formed when milk coagulates, used especially in making cheese: "Curd" refers to the solid part of milk that separates from the liquid whey during the cheese-making process.
   • Any similar coagulated substance: "Curd" can also describe a thickened or solidified mass resembling milk curd, often made from other substances like soybeans or citrus.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The recipe requires you to separate the curd from the whey.
  • She spread lemon curd on her toast.
  • Tofu is made from soybean curds.

Advanced Usage

• "Curds and whey": A phrase referring to the separated products of coagulated milk, famously from the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet."
  • The children learned about making cheese by observing the curds and whey.

Variants and Related Words

• Curdle (verb): To separate or cause to separate into curds and liquid.
  • The milk began to curdle in the heat.
• Curdy (adj): Having the texture or appearance of curd.
  • The sauce had a unpleasantly curdy consistency.

Synonyms

• Coagulum: A mass of coagulated material.
• Clot: A thick mass, especially of a liquid.

Related Phrases

• Bean curd: Another name for tofu, a food made from coagulated soy milk.
  • Bean curd is a good source of protein in vegetarian diets.

Noun

1. coagulated milk; used to make cheese
   • Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey
2. a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
   • bean curd
   • lemon curd