Flour
['flaʊə] or ['flaʊɚ]
Definition
(noun.) fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain.
(verb.) convert grain into flour.
(verb.) cover with flour; 'flour fish or meat before frying it'.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat.
(v. t.) To sprinkle with flour.
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Definition
n. the finely-ground meal of wheat or other grain: the fine soft powder of any substance.—v.t. to reduce into or sprinkle with flour.—v.i. to break up into fine globules of mercury in the amalgamation process.—ns. Flour′-bolt a machine for bolting flour; Flour′-mill a mill for making flour.—adj. Flour′y covered with flour.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of flour, denotes a frugal but happy life. For a young woman to dream that she sees flour on herself, denotes that she will be ruled by her husband, and that her life will be full of pleasant cares. To dream of dealing in flour, denotes hazardous speculations.
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Examples
- The meal was then bolted, and the tailings, consisting of bran, middlings and adherent flour, again sifted and re-ground. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- For converting the grain into flour, the inventors of the Nineteenth Century have made revolutionary changes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This machine, see Fig. 168, receives the dough at A, where it is coated with flour and flattened into a sheet between rolls. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Flour, terra alba, alum, and chalk are the chief ingredients used in the adulteration of cream of tartar. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The self-raising flour, so widely advertised by grocers, is flour in which these ingredients or their equivalent have been mixed by the manufacturer. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In 1786-7 he obtained in Pennsylvania and Maryland patents for applying steam to driving flour mills and propelling waggons. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- If this substance is not available, flour paste, lard, sweet oil, or vaseline may be used. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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