Flour
21flour — [13] Etymologically, flour is the same word as flower. It originally meant the ‘flower’, or ‘finest part’, of ground grain, and hence eventually just ‘ground (and more or less sifted) grain’. The distinction in spelling between flour and flower… …
22flour — flaÊŠÉ™(r) n. finely ground meal made from grain; any fine powder v. make into flour; sprinkle with flour, coat with flour; break up into particles …
23flour — 1 noun (U) a powder made by crushing grain, especially wheat, and used for making bread, cakes etc see also: plain flour, selfraising flour 2 verb (T) to cover a surface with flour …
24flour — [[t]flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) coo the finely ground meal of grain, esp. wheat, separated by bolting 2) coo a finely ground preparation of fish, bananas, dehydrated potatoes, etc 3) a fine, soft powder 4) to make (grain) into flour; grind and… …
25flour — /ˈflaʊə / (say flowuh) noun 1. the finely ground meal of wheat or other grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting. 2. any fine, soft powder: flour of emery. –verb (t) 3. to make (grain, etc.) into flour; grind and bolt. 4. to sprinkle …
26flour — [13] Etymologically, flour is the same word as flower. It originally meant the ‘flower’, or ‘finest part’, of ground grain, and hence eventually just ‘ground (and more or less sifted) grain’. The distinction in spelling between flour and flower… …
27Flour — Grain reduced to the form of meal is spoken of in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). As baking was a daily necessity, grain was also ground daily at the mills (Jer. 25:10). The flour mingled with water was kneaded in kneading troughs, and… …
28flour — noun a powder obtained by grinding grain, used to make bread, cakes, and pastry. verb 1》 sprinkle with flour. 2》 US grind (grain) into flour. Origin ME: a specific use of flower in the sense the best part , used orig. to mean the finest quality… …
29flour — n. & v. n. 1 a meal or powder obtained by grinding and usu. sifting cereals, esp. wheat. 2 any fine powder. v.tr. 1 sprinkle with flour. 2 US grind into flour. Derivatives: floury adj. (flourier, flouriest). flouriness n. Etymology: ME, different …
30flour — I. noun Etymology: Middle English more at flower Date: 13th century 1. a product consisting of finely milled wheat; also a similar product made from another grain or food product (as dried potatoes or fish) 2. a fine soft powder • flourless… …
