corn flour

noun

British

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Flour corn has large, floury kernels and is primarily used to make corn flour. Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026 Wheat, rice, and corn flours are the three most common options for sprinkling over your soil. Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026 This simple recipe from former Food editor Amy Scattergood adds cornmeal and corn flour, which gives the pancake a luxuriously sweet edge. Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 Others will work cornmeal or corn flour into their dredge. Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corn flour

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corn flour was in 1791

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“Corn flour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20flour. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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