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clotted

clotted

1 5.3
Thick with soft lumps made when a liquid stops flowing, like cream or blood
  • adjective
  • /ˈklɑːtɪd/
translation icon : coagulado
  • White tea from China, Scottish shortbread, Devonshire clotted cream, and l just know she's not coming.
  • clotted cream
  • clotted blood

There's like, perfect little pieces of greatness, you know, scones, The clotted cream.

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Examples

  • But the scones you guys have with the clotted cream really gets me good.

  • If clotted cream could speak, it’d sound like Fiernan, Alston thought as she arched her back and stretched muscles stiffened by a long day in the saddle.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • This morning, no clotted cream.

  • I would be happy to arrange for a credit on your account for the price of one pot... of clotted cream.

  • Nothing quite beats a scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam.

  • The dessert was topped with rich, sweet clotted cream that made it even more delicious.

  • After letting the milk sit in the fridge, it had developed a layer of clotted cream on the surface.

  • She spread the clotted cream generously on her scone, enjoying the thick and creamy texture.

Synonyms

lumpy
vsclotted
39 2.2

Not smooth because it has small pieces in it

describes soft thick pieces formed from liquid rather than hard solid bits
clumpy
vsclotted
3 4.7

Full of small lumps that stick together

refers to liquid turning into soft thick pieces rather than general uneven texture
clogged
vsclotted
1 3.7

Thick and stuck together in lumps so it cannot flow

forms distinct soft pieces rather than one solid mass
coagulated
vsclotted
  • Specialized
7.0

A liquid that becomes thick or solid

forms separate soft pieces rather than a single uniform mass
clotty
vsclotted
8.2

Having small thick lumps like curdled milk

is an actual change into soft thick pieces rather than mere appearance
curdled
vsclotted
5.3

Turned from a smooth liquid into thick lumps, like sour milk

is thickened into soft pieces without requiring a chemical cause like souring

Antonyms

420 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

liquefied
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Become a liquid when heated or put under pressure

Compounds

1 3.4

A thick, rich dairy spread made by heating milk and letting the cream rise and thicken on top

How Clotted

coagulated
  • Specialized
7.0
clotted
1 5.3
thickened
2.7
runny
34 1.0

Surface Forms

clotted positive

Morphology

clotted = clot (transparent) = clot + ted

The adjective 'clotted' is transparently derived from the noun 'clot' by adding the suffix '-ted', indicating a state of being clotted.

Etymology

Clotted comes from the old English word clot, which meant 'lump'. So clotted describes a liquid, like cream, blood, or paint, that has thickened and formed soft lumps.