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floury
flour F0199000 (flou′ər, flour)n.1. A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking.2. Any of various similar finely ground or powdered foodstuffs, as of cassava, chickpeas, or bananas.3. A soft, fine powder.tr.v. floured, flour·ing, flours 1. To cover or coat with flour.2. To make into flour.
[Middle English, flower, best of anything, flour; see flower.]
flour′y adj.flour•y (ˈflaʊər i, ˈflaʊ ə ri)
adj. 1. of or resembling flour. 2. covered or white with flour. [1585–95] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | floury - resembling flour in fine powdery texture; "a floury clay"fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" |
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