flour

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noun

ˈflau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce flour (audio)

: a product consisting of finely milled wheat

also : a similar product made from another grain or food product (such as dried potatoes or fish)

: a fine soft powder

flourless adjective

floury

ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē How to pronounce flour (audio)

adjective

flour

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verb

floured; flouring; flours

transitive verb

: to coat with or as if with flour

intransitive verb

: to break up into particles

Example Sentences

Noun a five-pound bag of flour mix the two flours together Verb The fish should be lightly floured before it's fried.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Mooncakes are wheat flour cakes, pressed with intricate designs on top.

Em Chan, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The price of bread skyrocketed, too, not because Europe’s grain crops were failing, but because there was no water to power the mills that made flour.

John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 That’s a flour or corn tortilla stuffed with your favorite meat or vegetable on a bed of rice and beans, topped with your favorite sauce.

Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 Songpyeon is made by kneading rice flour with hot water.

Jennifer L. Ban, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 The discussion is light and jovial; the women laugh at a joke about a fake flour scandal doing the rounds in Mathare.

Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 On Wednesday, Saudi authorities announced the largest seizure of illicit drugs in the country's history after nearly 47 million amphetamine pills were hidden in a flour shipment and seized at a warehouse in the capital Riyadh.

Adam Pourahmadi And Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 How to deal with dust storms, for instance, or getting stuck in sand as fine as cake flour?

Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 An old flour sifter makes a great vase for cut branches with berries.

Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022

Verb

Proofing: If using bannetons, lightly flour the baskets, being sure to dust each ridge.

Washington Post, 19 May 2021 Toss the beef in the pancake mix (or flour) until all the pieces are lightly coated.

The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022 Once proofed, turn out the dough on an unfloured surface (resist the urge to flour the working surface to prevent the dough from sticking.

Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2022 When ready to bake, lightly re-flour your work surface.

Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021 Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a 14-inch square.

Washington Post, 10 May 2022 Generously flour your work surface and rolling pin.

Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021 Sunderland said some people flour and then fry them or even put them on pizzas.

Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2022 Lightly flour a work surface and place chilled dough on it.

Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English flour, flur "blossom of a plant, prime of life, best of a class, ground wheat free of bran," borrowed from Anglo-French flour, flur "blossom of a plant, paragon, best part, ground grain free of bran" — more at flower entry 1

Note: In the sense "ground grain free of bran and impurities," Anglo-French flour, flur was presumably originally short for flur de farine, "best part of the milled grain," which is reflected in contemporaneous Medieval Latin flos farinae. The Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch points out that flur became the ordinary word for "flour" not only in Anglo-French, but also in at least part of medieval Picardy and in isolated areas elsewhere (vol. 3, p. 632). See also W. Rothwell, "From Latin to Anglo-French and Middle English: The Role of the Multilingual Gloss," Modern Language Review, vol. 88, no. 3 (July, 1993), pp. 584-85. In English, consistent distinction in spelling of the two meanings "blossom of a plant" and "finely milled grain" was not made before the eighteenth century. Samuel Johnson's dictionary (1755) still enters both meanings under the single spellling flower.

Verb

derivative of flour entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1657, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

单词	floury
释义	flour 1 of 2 noun ˈflau̇(-ə)r 1 : a product consisting of finely milled wheat also : a similar product made from another grain or food product (such as dried potatoes or fish) 2 : a fine soft powder flourless adjective floury ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē adjective flour 2 of 2 verb floured; flouring; flours transitive verb : to coat with or as if with flour intransitive verb : to break up into particles Example Sentences Noun a five-pound bag of flour mix the two flours together Verb The fish should be lightly floured before it's fried. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Mooncakes are wheat flour cakes, pressed with intricate designs on top. Em Chan, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The price of bread skyrocketed, too, not because Europe’s grain crops were failing, but because there was no water to power the mills that made flour. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 That’s a flour or corn tortilla stuffed with your favorite meat or vegetable on a bed of rice and beans, topped with your favorite sauce. Ben Flanagan \| Bflanagan@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 Songpyeon is made by kneading rice flour with hot water. Jennifer L. Ban, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 The discussion is light and jovial; the women laugh at a joke about a fake flour scandal doing the rounds in Mathare. Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 On Wednesday, Saudi authorities announced the largest seizure of illicit drugs in the country's history after nearly 47 million amphetamine pills were hidden in a flour shipment and seized at a warehouse in the capital Riyadh. Adam Pourahmadi And Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 How to deal with dust storms, for instance, or getting stuck in sand as fine as cake flour? Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 An old flour sifter makes a great vase for cut branches with berries. Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Verb Proofing: If using bannetons, lightly flour the baskets, being sure to dust each ridge. Washington Post, 19 May 2021 Toss the beef in the pancake mix (or flour) until all the pieces are lightly coated. The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022 Once proofed, turn out the dough on an unfloured surface (resist the urge to flour the working surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2022 When ready to bake, lightly re-flour your work surface. Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021 Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a 14-inch square. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 Generously flour your work surface and rolling pin. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021 Sunderland said some people flour and then fry them or even put them on pizzas. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2022 Lightly flour a work surface and place chilled dough on it. Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English flour, flur "blossom of a plant, prime of life, best of a class, ground wheat free of bran," borrowed from Anglo-French flour, flur "blossom of a plant, paragon, best part, ground grain free of bran" — more at flower entry 1 Note: In the sense "ground grain free of bran and impurities," Anglo-French flour, flur was presumably originally short for flur de farine, "best part of the milled grain," which is reflected in contemporaneous Medieval Latin flos farinae. The Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch points out that flur became the ordinary word for "flour" not only in Anglo-French, but also in at least part of medieval Picardy and in isolated areas elsewhere (vol. 3, p. 632). See also W. Rothwell, "From Latin to Anglo-French and Middle English: The Role of the Multilingual Gloss," Modern Language Review, vol. 88, no. 3 (July, 1993), pp. 584-85. In English, consistent distinction in spelling of the two meanings "blossom of a plant" and "finely milled grain" was not made before the eighteenth century. Samuel Johnson's dictionary (1755) still enters both meanings under the single spellling flower. Verb derivative of flour entry 1 First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1657, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing flour flour beetle patent flour graham flour Mediterranean flour moth white flour self-rising flour plain flour corn flour flour beetle patent flour graham flour Mediterranean flour moth white flour self-rising flour plain flour corn flour See More Kids Definition flour noun ˈflau̇r : finely ground wheat or other food product whole wheat flour potato flour floury adjective as in dusty consisting of very small particles shelves of old books covered with floury dust Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dusty powdery fine smooth pulverized filtered refined superfine ultrafine Antonyms & Near Antonyms coarse granular grainy granulated sandy rough gravelly unrefined gritty stony rocky mealy lumpy unfiltered pebbly stoney See More
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flour

noun

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Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing flour

Kids Definition

noun

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