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floury
(redirected from flouriness)

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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.

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

floury adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.floury - resembling flour in fine powdery texture; "a floury clay"
fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
Translations
floury [ˈflaʊərɪ] ADJharinoso
floury [ˈflaʊəri] adj
[hands] → enfariné(e); [scones, roll] → fariné(e)
[potatoes] → farineux/euse
floury
adj face, hands, potatoesmehlig
floury [ˈflaʊərɪ] adj (hands) → infarinato/a; (potato) → farinoso/a
floury [ˈflaʊərɪ] adj (hands) → infarinato/a; (potato) → farinoso/a


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