单词 | flour |
释义 | 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 potatoes, fish, or bananas. 4. a fine, soft powder: flour of emery. v.t. 5. to make (grain or the like) into flour; grind and bolt. 6. to sprinkle or dredge with flour: Flour the chicken before frying. v.i. 7. (of mercury) to refuse to amalgamate with another metal because of some impurity of the metal; lie on the surface of the metal in the form of minute globules. 8. to disintegrate into minute particles. [1200-50; ME; special use of FLOWER. Compare F fleur de farine the flower or finest part of the meal] |
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