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flour
noun
a
soft
powder
made
by
grinding
grains
,
nuts
,
or
seeds
,
used
for
making
bread
,
cakes
,
and
other
foods
•
She
sifted
the
flour
into
the
mixing
bowl
,
preparing
to
bake
cookies
.
She
sifted
the
flour
into
the
mixing
bowl
,
preparing
to
bake
cookies
.
•
The
bakery
down
the
street
buys
its
flour
in
huge
sacks
every
week
.
The
bakery
down
the
street
buys
its
flour
in
huge
sacks
every
week
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
“
flor
”
or
“
flur
”,
meaning
“
flower
,
finest
part
,”
referring
to
the
‘
finest
part
’
of
the
ground
grain
,
similar
to
“
flower
”
as
the
best
part
of
a
plant
.
verb
-
flour
,
flouring
,
flours
,
floured
to
lightly
cover
or
coat
food
,
a
surface
,
or
a
container
with
flour
before
cooking
•
Before
frying
the
fish
,
the
chef
floured
each
fillet
lightly
.
Before
frying
the
fish
,
the
chef
floured
each
fillet
lightly
.
•
Remember
to
flour
the
cake
pan
so
the
batter
won't
stick
.
Remember
to
flour
the
cake
pan
so
the
batter
won't
stick
.
Verb
sense
developed
from
the
noun
,
meaning
“
to
apply
flour
,”
first
recorded
in
the
18th
century
.
