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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

Noun

a powder prepared by grinding grain, esp. wheat

Verb

to sprinkle (food or utensils) with flour [Middle English flur `flower', i.e. best part]

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 [ˈflauəʳ] n → harina

flour [ˈflauəʳ] n → farine f

flour [ˈflauəʳ] n → Mehl nt

flour [ˈflauəʳ] 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 밀가루, 분말 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