Flour

  • 11flour — n. 1) to mix flour with; to sift flour 2) bleached; cake; enriched; self rising (AE), self raising (BE); unbleached; white flour 3) (BE) corn flour (AE has cornstarch) * * * [ flaʊə] cake enriched to sift flour unbleached white flour self rising …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12flour — flour1 [ flaur ] noun uncount * a white or brown powder made by crushing grains. Flour is used for making bread, cakes, pasta, etc.: Add two tablespoons of flour. wholewheat flour plain/self raising flour flour flour 2 [ flaur ] verb transitive… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13flour — {{11}}flour (n.) early 13c., flur flower (see FLOWER (Cf. flower)); meaning finer portion of ground grain is mid 13c., from the notion of flour as the finest part of meal (Cf. Fr. fleur de farine), as distinguished from the coarser parts (meal).… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 14flour — I UK [flaʊə(r)] / US [flaʊr] noun [uncountable] * a white or brown powder made by crushing grains. Flour is used for making bread, cakes, pasta etc Add two tablespoons of flour. whole wheat flour plain/self raising flour II UK [flaʊə(r)] / US… …

    English dictionary

  • 15flour — 1. noun /ˈflæwɚ/ a) Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. Ce fust en esté quant la f …

    Wiktionary

  • 16flour — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bread, cake ▪ all purpose (AmE), baking (AmE), plain (BrE), self raising (BrE), self rising (AmE) ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17flour — be·flour; flour; flour·ish·er; flour·ishy; flour·ish; flour·ish·ing·ly; …

    English syllables

  • 18flour — flour1 [flauə US flaur] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: FLOWER1 best part ; because it is the best of the grain] a powder that is made by crushing wheat or other grain and is used for making bread, cakes etc white/wholemeal/rice/wheat etc flour… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19flour — посыпать мукой bulk flour storage system система бестарного хранения муки National flour пшеничная мука односортного 85 % го помола straight grade rye flour ржаная мука односортного помола flour bleaching apparatus отбеливающий аппарат для муки… …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 20flour — [[t]fla͟ʊ ə(r)[/t]] flours, flouring, floured 1) N MASS Flour is a white or brown powder that is made by grinding grain. It is used to make bread, cakes, and pastry. 2) VERB If you flour cooking equipment or food, you cover it with flour. [V n]… …

    English dictionary