Thesaurus: flour

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat.
3. v. t. To sprinkle with flour.
4. n. fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
5. v. cover with flour
6. v. convert grain into flour
7. 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. 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 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. 1. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat. 2. To sprinkle with flour.
8. The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain;especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, thefine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour ofmustard. Flour bolt, in milling, a gauze-covered, revolving,cylindrical frame or reel, for sifting the flour from the refusecontained in the meal yielded by the stones.-- Flour box a tin box for scattering flour; a dredging box.-- Flour dredge or dredger, a flour box.-- Flour dresser, a mashine for sorting and distributing flouraccording to grades of fineness.-- Flour mill, a mill for grinding and sifting flour.
9. v:2/n:98 n. fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain v. cover with flour v. convert grain into flour