n. - 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.
n. - The coagulated part of any liquid.
n. - The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.
v. t. - To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
v. i. - To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey