n. [ Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. gruth, Ir, gruth, cruth, curd, cruthaim I milk. ]
Curds and cream, the flower of country fare. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Broccoli should be cut while the curd, as the flowering mass is termed, is entire. R. Thompson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head, or curd, is still close and compact. F. Burr. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Does it curd thy blood
To say I am thy mother? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being curdy. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ From Curd. ]
Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
My chill blood is curdled in my veins. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of curd. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like curd; full of curd; coagulated. “A curdy mass.” Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]