custard

Plural: custards

Noun

• A dish made from eggs, milk, and sugar, baked or boiled.
• sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
• 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, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
• A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

Examples

• His strategy was as smooth as CUSTARD, flowing perfectly to victory.

Related Words

bavarois, cream puff, crème brûlée, crème caramel, custard winds, floating island, panna cotta, pannacotta, trifle, vanilla slice, vla, zabaglione, CUSTARDY