Associations to the word «Custard»

Wiktionary

CUSTARD, noun. (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.
CUSTARD, noun. (countable) Any particular variety of custard.
CUSTARD APPLE, noun. The soursop (fruit and tree)
CUSTARD APPLE, noun. The sugar apple, Annona squamosa, a related fruit.
CUSTARD APPLES, noun. Plural of custard apple
CUSTARD CREAM, noun. (British) a biscuit consisting of a soft layer sandwiched between two crisp biscuits.
CUSTARD PIE, noun. A prop used in slapstick consisting of an open pie filled with custard or cream (or, more often nowadays, simply a paper plate covered with shaving foam or a similar substance) that is pushed into another person's face
CUSTARD PIES, noun. Plural of custard pie
CUSTARD SLICE, noun. Synonym of vanilla slice.
CUSTARD SLICES, noun. Plural of custard slice

Dictionary definition

CUSTARD, noun. Sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway