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flour 
[flouuhr, flou-er] Pronunciation Key
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[flouuhr, flou-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | the finely ground meal of grain, esp. the finer meal separated by bolting. |
| 2. | the finely ground and bolted meal of wheat, as that used in baking. |
| 3. | a finely ground, powdery foodstuff, as of dehydrated potatoes, fish, or bananas. |
| 4. | a fine, soft powder: flour of emery. |
| 5. | to make (grain or the like) into flour; grind and bolt. |
| 6. | to sprinkle or dredge with flour: Flour the chicken before frying. |
| 7. | (of mercury) to refuse to amalgamate with another metal because of some impurity of the metal; lie on the surface of the metal in the form of minute globules. |
| 8. | to disintegrate into minute particles. |
[Origin: 1200–50; ME; special use of flower. Compare F fleur de farine the flower or finest part of the meal]
] —Related forms
flourless, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| flour
(flou'ər, flour) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. floured, flour·ing, flours
[Middle English, flower, best of anything, flour; see flower.] flour'y adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
flour
flour
c.1225, flur "flower," in the sense of flour being the "finest part" of meal (cf. Fr. fleur de farine). Spelled flower until flour became the accepted form c.1830 to end confusion. See flower.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| flour | |
noun | |
| 1. | fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain |
verb | |
| 1. | cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it" |
| 2. | convert grain into flour |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Flour
Flour\, n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. fl["u]r flower, flour. See Flower.] The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard. Flour bolt, in milling, a gauze-covered, revolving, cylindrical frame or reel, for sifting the flour from the refuse contained in the meal yielded by the stones. Flour box a tin box for scattering flour; a dredging box. Flour dredge or dredger, a flour box. Flour dresser, a mashine for sorting and distributing flour according to grades of fineness. Flour mill, a mill for grinding and sifting flour.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Flour
Flour\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Floured; p. pr. & vb. n. Flouring.]1. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat. 2. To sprinkle with flour.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Flour
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 sometimes leaven (Ex. 12:34) was added and sometimes omitted (Gen. 19:3). The dough was then formed into thin cakes nine or ten inches in diameter and baked in the oven. Fine flour was offered by the poor as a sin-offering (Lev. 5:11-13), and also in connection with other sacrifices (Num. 15:3-12; 28:7-29).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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