the finely ground meal of grain, esp. the finer meal separated by bolting.

the finely ground and bolted meal of wheat, as that used in baking.

a finely ground, powdery foodstuff, as of dehydrated potatoes, fish, or bananas.

a fine, soft powder

flour of emery.

to make (grain or the like) into flour; grind and bolt.

to sprinkle or dredge with flour

Flour the chicken before frying.

(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.

to disintegrate into minute particles.

adjective

farinaceous , floury , starchy

noun

farina

verb

dredge