- sprinkle flour
- place a light coating of flour
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
sprinkle flour
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Flour — Flour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Floured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouring}.] 1. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat. [1913 Webster] 2. To sprinkle with flour. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flour — ► NOUN ▪ a powder obtained by grinding grain, used to make bread, cakes, and pastry. ► VERB ▪ sprinkle with flour. ORIGIN a specific use of FLOWER(Cf. ↑flowerless) in the sense «the best part», used originally to mean «the finest quality of… … English terms dictionary
flour — flourless, adj. /floweur, flow euhr/, n. 1. the finely ground meal of grain, esp. the finer meal separated by bolting. 2. the finely ground and bolted meal of wheat, as that used in baking. 3. a finely ground, powdery foodstuff, as of dehydrated… … Universalium
flour — {{11}}flour (n.) early 13c., flur flower (see FLOWER (Cf. flower)); meaning finer portion of ground grain is mid 13c., from the notion of flour as the finest part of meal (Cf. Fr. fleur de farine), as distinguished from the coarser parts (meal).… … Etymology dictionary
flour — flaÊŠÉ™(r) n. finely ground meal made from grain; any fine powder v. make into flour; sprinkle with flour, coat with flour; break up into particles … English contemporary dictionary
flour — [[t]flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) coo the finely ground meal of grain, esp. wheat, separated by bolting 2) coo a finely ground preparation of fish, bananas, dehydrated potatoes, etc 3) a fine, soft powder 4) to make (grain) into flour; grind and… … From formal English to slang
flour — /ˈflaʊə / (say flowuh) noun 1. the finely ground meal of wheat or other grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting. 2. any fine, soft powder: flour of emery. –verb (t) 3. to make (grain, etc.) into flour; grind and bolt. 4. to sprinkle …
flour — noun a powder obtained by grinding grain, used to make bread, cakes, and pastry. verb 1》 sprinkle with flour. 2》 US grind (grain) into flour. Origin ME: a specific use of flower in the sense the best part , used orig. to mean the finest quality… … English new terms dictionary
flour — n. & v. n. 1 a meal or powder obtained by grinding and usu. sifting cereals, esp. wheat. 2 any fine powder. v.tr. 1 sprinkle with flour. 2 US grind into flour. Derivatives: floury adj. (flourier, flouriest). flouriness n. Etymology: ME, different … Useful english dictionary
flour — Synonyms and related words: abrade, air pollution, alabaster, atomize, attritus, beat, besprinkle, bran, bray, bread, brecciate, chalk, comminute, contriturate, cosmic dust, crumb, crumble, crush, disintegrate, dot, dredge, driven snow, dust,… … Moby Thesaurus
