clotted

Everyday

1. Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England. tree →
2. Clotted means thickened into lumps: «clotted blood». tree →
3. As a verb, «clotted» means formed clots: «The blood clotted quickly». tree →

In the lessons

In everyday British life, scones with jam and clotted cream make a cream tea, especially in Devon and Cornwall. In science, blood clots to stop bleeding after a cut. In descriptions, hair can be clotted with mud.

Examples

• We had scones with jam and clotted cream. tree →
• The cut stopped bleeding as the blood clotted. tree →
• His hair was clotted with mud after the match. tree →
• Cornwall is famous for its clotted cream. tree →
• Clotted cream is much thicker than ordinary cream. tree →
• The dog's fur was clotted with burrs. tree →

Note

Double «t»: clot, clotted, clotting. In Devon cream goes on the scone first, in Cornwall jam goes first — a friendly argument.