Dictionary entry

Curdle (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cur″dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curdled (–d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Curdling (–dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. “To curdle whites of eggs” Boyle.

2. To congeal or thicken.

My chill blood is curdled in my veins.

Dryden.