floury
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i, ˈflaʊ
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flour (ˈflaʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to make (grain) into flour |
| 4. | (tr) 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 |
| [C13 flur finer portion of meal, | |
| 'floury | |
| —adj | |
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Floury
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
If it is floury, there was ordinary flour in the pasta.
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