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Definition of 'flour'

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flour

(flaʊəʳ )

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense flours , present participle flouring , past tense, past participle floured

1. variable noun

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.

Lightly flour a rolling pin. [VERB noun]

Remove the dough from the bowl and put it on a floured surface. [VERB-ed]

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flour in British English

(ˈflaʊə )

noun

1.

a powder, which may be either fine or coarse, prepared by sifting and grinding the meal of a grass, esp wheat

2.

any finely powdered substance

verb

3. (transitive)

to make ( grain) into flour

4. (transitive)

to dredge or sprinkle ( food or cooking utensils) with flour

5.

(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

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floury (ˈfloury)

adjective

Word origin

C13 flur finer portion of meal, flower

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flour in American English

(flaʊr )

noun

1.

a fine, powdery substance, or meal, produced by grinding and sifting grain, esp. wheat, or any of various edible roots, nuts, etc.

2.

any finely powdered substance

verb transitive

3.

to put flour in or on

4.

to make into flour

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Word origin

ME (see flower): a fig. use as “best, prime” in “flour of wheat,” after Fr fleur de farine, lit., flower of meal

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Add the butter and plain flour and stir for about a minute to make a paste.Then stir in the flour and caster sugar. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.Add the flour and cocoa powder and mix well. Put the flour into a large mixing bowl and stir in the salt. Dust a clean work surface with flour, then tip out the dough.Such a diet would exclude any added sugar and refined grains such as white flour, white pasta and rice. Set a pan over a medium heat, add the scooped fat, then stir in the flour to make a thick paste.It has an effect on the proteins which make up the gluten in the wheat flour. Beat the liquid into the flour to make a smooth batter.

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British English: flour /ˈflaʊə/ NOUN

Flour is a white or brown powder that is made by grinding grain. It is used to make bread, cakes, and pastry.

American English: flour
Arabic: طَحِيـن
Brazilian Portuguese: farinha
Chinese: 面粉
Croatian: brašno
Czech: mouka
Danish: mel
Dutch: bloem meel
European Spanish: harina
Finnish: jauhot
French: farine
German: Mehl
Greek: αλεύρι
Italian: farina
Japanese: 小麦粉
Korean: 가루
Norwegian: mel
Polish: mąka
European Portuguese: farinha
Romanian: făină
Russian: мука
Latin American Spanish: harina
Swedish: mjöl
Thai: แป้ง
Turkish: un
Ukrainian: борошно
Vietnamese: bột mì

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