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floury

[flouuhr-ee, flou-uh-ree] / ˈflaʊər i, ˈflaʊ ə ri /


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He cuts one open to show me the inside, mottled brown and floury.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

To give her clients an easy pizza night without stretching dough or making a floury mess in the kitchen, Strandjord “landed on frozen pizza.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2023

Like boxers who fight bathed in fine dust, these men were filthy white with floury ash.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Incorporate any dry, floury bits that have congregated at bottom of bowl until dough is formed and no flaky bits remain.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2018

She heard Liza open the oven door and the thump of a kneaded loaf on the floury board.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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