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Webster 1913 Edition
Custard
Cus′tard
(kŭs′tẽrd)
, Noun.
[Prob. the same word as OE.
crustade
, crustate
, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus
covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare
, fr. crusta
crust; cf. OF. croustade
pasty, It. crostata
, or F. coutarde
. See Crust
, and cf. Crustated
.] A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
Custard apple
(Bot.)
, a low tree or shrub of tropical America, including several species of
– Anona
(Anona squamosa
, Anona reticulata
, etc.), having a roundish or ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft, yellowish, edible pulp. Custard coffin
, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a custard
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Custard
CUSTARD
,Noun.
Definition 2024
custard
custard
English
Noun
custard (countable and uncountable, plural custards)
- (uncountable) A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches.
- (countable) Any particular variety of custard.
Derived terms
Terms derived from custard
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Translations
uncountable: sauce
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countable: any variety of custard
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