corn flour

noun

flour made from corn.

British. cornstarch.

Origin of corn flour

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Words nearby corn flour

cornfed, cornfield, cornfield ant, cornflag, cornflakes, corn flour, cornflower, Cornforth, corn gluten, corn grits, cornhole

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Example sentences from the Web for corn flour

"Ah, it was a different world altogether," said Thorne, gliding dexterously away from the corn-flour and candles too.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 33, November 1877|Various
This basin can now be filled up with a little water thickened with corn-flour, hot.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne
For sauce put some thick cream in a porcelain sauce-pan and thicken it with corn-flour which has been mixed with cold water.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
Add a very small quantity of corn-flour, to give a slight consistency to the soup, as well as a little pinch of thyme.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne

Its consistency can be improved by the addition of a small quantity of corn-flour.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne

British Dictionary definitions for corn flour

cornflour

/ (ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə) /

noun

a fine starchy maize flour, used esp for thickening saucesUS and Canadian name: cornstarch

NZ a fine wheat flour

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单词	corn flour
释义	corn flour noun flour made from corn. British. cornstarch. Origin of corn flour An Americanism dating back to 1665–75 Words nearby corn flour cornfed, cornfield, cornfield ant, cornflag, cornflakes, corn flour, cornflower, Cornforth, corn gluten, corn grits, cornhole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corn flour "Ah, it was a different world altogether," said Thorne, gliding dexterously away from the corn-flour and candles too. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 33, November 1877\|Various This basin can now be filled up with a little water thickened with corn-flour, hot. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery\|A. G. Payne For sauce put some thick cream in a porcelain sauce-pan and thicken it with corn-flour which has been mixed with cold water. The Art of Entertaining\|M. E. W. Sherwood Add a very small quantity of corn-flour, to give a slight consistency to the soup, as well as a little pinch of thyme. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery\|A. G. Payne Its consistency can be improved by the addition of a small quantity of corn-flour. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery\|A. G. Payne British Dictionary definitions for corn flour cornflour / (ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə) / noun a fine starchy maize flour, used esp for thickening saucesUS and Canadian name: cornstarch NZ a fine wheat flour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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