Flour - meaning & definition in Lingvanex Dictionary

Meaning & Definition

noun

A powder obtained by grinding grain, especially wheat, and used to make bread, cakes, and other baked goods.

She sifted the flour before adding it to the mixture.

A fine powdery substance made from the grinding of raw grains or seeds.

He used corn flour to thicken the sauce.

Any powder made by grinding a particular grain or food.

The recipe called for coconut flour instead of regular flour.

Flour is used as a base ingredient in a variety of dishes.

The chef always keeps different types of flour in the pantry to experiment with recipes.

Middle English flour, flour, from Old French flaour, from Latin flāvis, meaning 'yellow' or 'pale'.

flour power:

The ability to create or achieve something through baking or cooking.

blooming flour:

A term used to describe flour that has risen or expanded, often in baking contexts.

Cocaine (referring to its white powdery appearance).

He was arrested for possession of flour.

A term used in cooking contexts to refer to the act of using flour in a recipe.

I'm going to flour the pan before baking.