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corn flour

noun

  1. flour made from corn.
  2. British. cornstarch.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of corn flour1

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
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Example Sentences

One is to make flour, which is a high-animal-protein flour that replaces wheat or corn flour.

It might seem low, but corn flour caramelizes at a lower temperature than wheat.

Add the corn flour and all-purpose flour and mix on low until well combined.

The night I gave my little lecture there—among my receipts were corn—flour—pork—cheese—chickens—on foot and in the shell.

"Ah, it was a different world altogether," said Thorne, gliding dexterously away from the corn-flour and candles too.

Laughing about Blake's patent corn-flour to old Thorne: forgot the composite candles—did, upon my word!

Mix dry ingredients to corn flour, then eggs, milk and last butter.

Take only sufficient corn-flour to make the soup less thin or watery, but do not make it thick.

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