α. late Middle English cruddyd, late Middle English–1500s 1800s crudded.
β. 1500s courded, 1600s– curded.
curdedadj.
/ˈkəːdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈkərdəd/ 1. Formed into curd, or into a curd-like mass; coagulated, congealed.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [adjective] > coagulating > coagulated
liveryeOE
livered?a1300
coagulatec1386
curdya1398
clotteredc1405
curdeda1425
quailed1440
congealed1541
clustereda1547
cloddered1558
clodded1562
cluttered1577
quarry1587
curdled1590
quarred1599
settled1600
clotted1605
coagulated1633
curdly1664
a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 16v Concrus, crudded, medled.
1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. ii. f. 35v If one drope of it..be put into a pynte of mylke, it shall forthwith become courded.
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 75 It [sc. the liver] is in substaunce nothyng els but a heape of crudded bloud.
1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 333 The Seas..lye all upon a bubling froth, and curded foam.
1722 D. Turner Art of Surg. I. iii. 173 Three of the largest [sc. Tumours] were superficially suppurated, and had burst through the Cystis, their thick curded Matter appearing in View.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas lv, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 47 She would often climb The steepest ladder of the crudded rock.
1866 Liverpool Mercury 13 July 3/6 The stars sparkle on us 'tween the gaps O' the crudded clouds, moon-blanched.
1928 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 43 176 Precipitated serum, which has definite precipitates and a curded appearance.
2010 J. McKenna Antibiotics (Electronic ed.) viii. The Fulani, who herd cattle, start their day with curded milk.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [adjective] > full of curd
curdya1613
curded1862
1862 Macphail's Edinb. Eccl. Jrnl. Oct. 151 I have eaten your curded salmon, your magnificent trout.
1873 J. G. Bertram Harvest of Sea (ed. 3) ii. 44 The Scottish people..do not like the Dutch salmon so well as their own fine curded fish.
1927 R. A. Chrystal Angling Theories & Methods vi. 67 In May, 1915, they were better than I have ever seen them, being exceptionally silvery, and as red as salmon in the flesh which in some cases was actually curded.
3. Having or producing curds. Frequently as the second element of parasynthetic compounds, as e.g. white-curded, soft-curded, hard-curded, fine-curded, etc.With quot. 1874 cf. curd n. 2b.
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1874 Garden 21 Feb. 163/1 Veitch's new Solid Late is a true solid white-curded sort [of cauliflower].
1907 F. J. Déliée Franco-American Cookbk. 384 Procure a quart of hard curded milk; drain in a fine cloth.
1923 Jrnl. Dairy Sci. 6 510 Infants have made constant and consistent gains on the milk shown to be soft-curded.
1973 C. A. Wilson Food & Drink in Brit. (1991) v. 157 The final thin curded whey, also known as whig, was a refreshing summer beverage for country people.
2017 J. McFadden Six Seasons 23 Ricotta, which means ‘re-cooked’ in Italian, is a fine-curded cheese, a bit like cottage cheese.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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