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flour
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flourflour - 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
Verb1.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. Nharina f
B. CPD flour bin Nharinero m
flour mill Nmolino m de harina

flour [ˈflaʊər] nfarine f

flour
nMehl nt
vt (Cook) dough, rolling pin, one’s handsmit Mehl bestäuben

flour:
flour bin
nMehlbüchse f
flour dredger
nMehlstreuer m

flour:
flour mill
n(Korn)mühle f
flour shaker
nMehlstreuer m

flour [ˈflaʊəʳ] nfarina
flour [ˈflaʊəʳ] nfarina

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

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


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