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flour.
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Main Entry:
1flour 
Pronunciation:
fla
(
)r
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English
flour "finely ground wheat meal," from earlier
flour "best part, flower," from early French
flor, flour "flower," from Latin
flor-, flow "flower, blossom" --related to
FLORID,
FLOURISH,
FLOWER
1 : finely ground powdery meal of wheat or of any cereal grain or edible seed
2 : a fine soft powder
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