floury

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The singers’ faces are caked in floury white, like Kabuki actors rushed into service before being fully prepared.

From New York Times • May 15, 2022

Raw flour can be used as a thickening agent; however, cooking the flour first takes away the floury taste, gives the roux a nutty flavor, and creates a more even and smooth texture.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2021

The tortilla was crispy, not soft and floury.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2017

It’s a long walk from Union Cross to Barrack Hill and when I get home my family are up in Italy and well into their pig’s head and cabbage and floury white potatoes.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt