custard
part of speech
noun (custard, uncountable; a custard, custards)
meaning for a pupil
1) (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) A sweet yellow sauce made from milk, eggs or custard powder and sugar, poured over puddings. tree →
2) A soft, set dessert of milk and eggs, often baked (egg custard, a custard tart). tree →
3) (US) Frozen custard, a kind of ice cream. tree →
4) (UK informal) A cowardly custard is a person who is easily frightened and unwilling to face danger. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and food lessons: apple crumble and custard, custard tarts. In science: custard thickens when heated (proteins in eggs set; cornflour swells). Custard made from cornflour and water acts strangely (oobleck): solid if you hit it, liquid if you go slow.
examples
- We had apple crumble with custard. tree →
- The custard was hot and sweet. tree →
- Gran made egg custard tarts. tree →
- Custard thickens as it heats. tree →
- Cornflour and water make a non-Newtonian «custard» you can run on. tree →
- I spilled custard down my jumper. tree →
- “So are you a cowardly custard.” tree →
note
Uncountable as the sauce. Custard pie is used in comedy to throw in someone's face. Do not confuse with «mustard» (yellow, spicy).
Trees and pragmatics
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