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- English Word Curch Definition See Courche.
- English Word Curculio Definition One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.
- English Word Curculionidous Definition Pertaining to the Curculionideae, or weevil tribe.
- English Word Curculios Definition of Curculio
- English Word Curcuma Definition A genus of plants of the order Scitamineae, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).
- English Word Curcumin Definition The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.
- English Word Curd Definition The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese.
- English Word Curd Definition The coagulated part of any liquid.
- English Word Curd Definition The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.
- English Word Curd Definition To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
- English Word Curd Definition To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey
- English Word Curded Definition of Curd
- English Word Curdiness Definition The state of being curdy.
- English Word Curding Definition of Curd
- English Word Curdle Definition To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle.
- English Word Curdle Definition To thicken; to congeal.
- English Word Curdle Definition To change into curd; to cause to coagulate.
- English Word Curdle Definition To congeal or thicken.
- English Word Curdled Definition of Curdle
- English Word Curdless Definition Destitute of curd.
- English Word Curdling Definition of Curdle
- English Word Curdy Definition Like curd; full of curd; coagulated.
- English Word Cure Definition Care, heed, or attention.
- English Word Cure Definition Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.
- English Word Cure Definition Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
- English Word Cure Definition Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
- English Word Cure Definition Means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals; a remedy; a restorative.
- English Word Cure Definition To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; -- said of a patient.
- English Word Cure Definition To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; -- said of a malady.
- English Word Cure Definition To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.