curd cheese

  • 31cheese — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, soft ▪ sharp, strong ▪ mild ▪ fat free (AmE), full fat, low fat …

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  • 32curd — [[t]kɜrd[/t]] n. 1) coo a substance consisting mainly of casein, obtained from milk by coagulation and used as food or made into cheese 2) any substance resembling this 3) to turn into curd; curdle • Etymology: 1325–75; ME (v.), var. of crudden… …

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  • 33curd — 1. noun a) The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese. b) a type of cheese. 2. verb To form curd; to curdle …

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  • 34cheese — I. /tʃiz / (say cheez) noun 1. the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in any of various ways as a food. 2. a cake or definite mass of this substance. 3. something of similar shape or consistency, as a mass of pomace in cider making …

  • 35curd — noun Curd is used before these nouns: ↑cheese Curd is used after these nouns: ↑bean …

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  • 36cheese — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese Date: before 12th century 1. a. a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the …

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  • 37cheese knife — noun 1. : a large spatula used to break down the curd in making cheese 2. : a knife with a curved blade for cutting cheese 3. : cheese cutter …

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  • 38curd — /kɜd / (say kerd) noun 1. (often plural) a substance consisting of casein, etc., obtained from milk by coagulation, used for making into cheese or eaten as food. 2. any substance resembling this. 3. Indian English yoghurt. –verb (t) 4. to turn… …

  • 39curd — n. 1 (often in pl.) a coagulated substance formed by the action of acids on milk, which may be made into cheese or eaten as food. 2 a fatty substance found between flakes of boiled salmon flesh. 3 the edible head of a cauliflower. Phrases and… …

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  • 40Cheese —    (A.S. cese). This word occurs three times in the Authorized Version as the translation of three different Hebrew words: (1.) 1 Sam. 17:18, ten cheeses; i.e., ten sections of curd.    2) 2 Sam. 17:29, cheese of kine = perhaps curdled milk of… …

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