Definition of Flour

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Definition of Flour

Flour

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.

To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat.

To sprinkle with flour.

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Flour Quotations

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.
Henri Frederic Amiel

If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour.
Jose Marti

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine.
Ray Charles

Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread.
Pablo Neruda

We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour.
Mikhail Kalashnikov

The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.
Zebulon Pike

Flour Translations

flour in Danish is mel
flour in Dutch is meel, bloem
flour in Finnish is jauhot
flour in French is farine
flour in German is Mehl
flour in Hungarian is liszt
flour in Italian is farina
flour in Norwegian is mel
flour in Portuguese is farinha
flour in Spanish is harina

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