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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain;


VERB (2)

1. cover with flour;
- Example: "flour fish or meat before frying it"

2. convert grain into flour;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flour \Flour\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Floured; p. pr. & vb. n. Flouring.] 1. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat. [1913 Webster] 2. To sprinkle with flour. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flour \Flour\ (flour), n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. fl["u]r flower, flour. See Flower.] 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. [1913 Webster] 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 Flour 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flour n 1: fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain v 1: cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it" 2: convert grain into flour