flour
[ flouuh r, flou-er ]
/ flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
to make (grain or the like) into flour; grind and bolt.
to sprinkle or dredge with flour: Flour the chicken before frying.
verb (used without object)
(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.
to disintegrate into minute particles.
Origin of flour
1200–50; Middle English; special use of
flower. Compare French
fleur de farine the flower or finest part of the meal
OTHER WORDS FROM flour
flour·less, adjective o·ver·flour, verb un·floured, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flour
flour flowerWords nearby flour
flotus,
flounce,
flouncing,
flouncy,
flounder,
flour,
flour beetle,
flour mill,
flour mite,
flour moth,
flourish
Example sentences from the Web for flour
British Dictionary definitions for flour
flour
/ (ˈflaʊə) /
noun
a powder, which may be either fine or coarse, prepared by sifting and grinding the meal of a grass, esp wheat
any finely powdered substance
verb
(tr)
to make (grain) into flour
(tr)
to dredge or sprinkle (food or cooking utensils) with flour
(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
Derived forms of flour
floury, adjectiveWord Origin for flour
C13
flur finer portion of meal,
flower