'Flour' definitions:
Definition of 'flour'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
verb
Cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it"
verb
Convert grain into flour
Definition of 'Flour'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Flour'
From: GCIDE
- Flour \Flour\ (flour), n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. fl["u]r flower, flour. See Flower.] The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard. [1913 Webster]
- Flour bolt, in milling, a gauze-covered, revolving, cylindrical frame or reel, for sifting the flour from the refuse contained in the meal yielded by the stones.
- Flour box a tin box for scattering flour; a dredging box.
- Flour dredge or Flour dredger, a flour box.
- Flour dresser, a mashine for sorting and distributing flour according to grades of fineness.
- Flour mill, a mill for grinding and sifting flour. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'flour'
From: Easton
- Flour Grain reduced to the form of meal is spoken of in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). As baking was a daily necessity, grain was also ground daily at the mills (Jer. 25:10). The flour mingled with water was kneaded in kneading-troughs, and sometimes leaven (Ex. 12:34) was added and sometimes omitted (Gen. 19:3). The dough was then formed into thin cakes nine or ten inches in diameter and baked in the oven.
- Fine flour was offered by the poor as a sin-offering (Lev. 5:11-13), and also in connection with other sacrifices (Num. 15:3-12; 28:7-29).
Synonyms of 'flour'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- dust ball,
- efflorescence,
- fallout,
- farina,
- filings,
- fleece,
- foam,
- fragment,
- grain,
- granulate,
- granulize,
- grate,
- grind,
- grind to powder,
- grits,
- groats,
- ivory,
- kittens,
- levigate,
- lily,
- lint,
- maggot,
- mash,
- meal,
- milk,
- mill,
- paper,
- pearl,
- pepper,
- pestle,
- pound,
- powder,
- pulverize,
- pussies,
- raspings,
- reduce to powder,
- sawdust,
- scrunch,
- shard,
- sheet,
- shred,
- silver,
- smash,
- smut,
- snow,
- soot,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splatter,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- squash,
- stud,
- swan,
- triturate
Words containing 'Flour'
- Floured,
- Flouring,
- Flour bolt,
- Flour box,
- Flour dredge,
- Flour dredger,
- Flour dresser,
- Flour mill,
- corn flour,
- flour beetle,
- flour bin,
- flour corn,
- flour weevil,
- graham flour,
- pea flour,
- plain flour,
- soy flour,
- soybean flour,
- wheat flour,
- mediterranean flour moth,
- whole meal flour,
- whole wheat flour,
- Red-dog flour,
- self-raising flour,
- self-rising flour