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flour  (flour, flour)

n.

1. A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking.

2. Any of various similar finely ground or powdered foodstuffs, as of cassava, fish, or bananas.

3. A soft, fine powder.

tr.v. floured, flour·ing, flours

1. To cover or coat with flour.

2. To make into flour.

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[Middle English, flower, best of anything, flour; see flower.]

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floury adj.

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flour [ˈflaʊə]

n

1. (Cookery) a powder, which may be either fine or coarse, prepared by sifting and grinding the meal of a grass, esp wheat

2. (Cookery) any finely powdered substance

vb

1. (Cookery) (tr) to make (grain) into flour

2. (Cookery) (tr) to dredge or sprinkle (food or cooking utensils) with flour

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (of mercury) to break into fine particles on the surface of a metal rather than amalgamating, or to produce such an effect on (a metal). The effect is caused by impurities, esp sulphur

[C13 flur finer portion of meal, flower]

floury  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flour - fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food plain flour - flour that does not contain a raising agent wheat flour - flour prepared from wheat soy flour, soybean flour, soybean meal - meal made from soybeans semolina - milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta pastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked dough - a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
Verb	1.	flour - cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
	2.	flour - convert grain into flour convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

Translations

flour [ˈflaʊəʳ]

A. N → harina f

B. CPD flour bin N → harinero m
flour mill N → molino m de harina

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flour [ˈflaʊə^r] n → farine f

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flour

n → Mehl nt

vt (Cook) dough, rolling pin, one’s hands → mit Mehl bestäuben

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flour:

flour bin

n → Mehlbüchse f

flour dredger

n → Mehlstreuer m

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flour:

flour mill

n → (Korn)mühle f

flour shaker

n → Mehlstreuer m

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flour [ˈflaʊəʳ] n → farina

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flour

n flour [ˈflauə]

wheat, or other cereal, ground into a powder and used for cooking, baking etc. meel طَحين، دَقيق брашно mouka mel das Mehl αλεύρι harina jahu آرد jauho farine קֶמָח आंटा brašno liszt tepung hveiti; kornmjöl farina 小麦粉 (일반적으로 곡물의) 가루 miltai milti tepung meel (hvete)mel mąka farinha făină мука múka moka brašno mjöl แป้ง un 麵粉 борошно آٹا، آرد، پسا ہوا غلّہ bột mì 面粉

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flour → دقيق طحين mouka mel Mehl αλεύρι harina jauhot farine brašno farina 小麦粉 가루 bloem mel mąka farinha мука mjöl แป้ง un bột mì 面粉