corn flour

noun

British

Examples of corn flour in a Sentence

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The paint was made of corn flour and will wash off with the rain, the group said. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 20 June 2024 Simply made with corn flour, butter, eggs and a heaping amount of salty cheese, these chewy little morsels are an addictive snack. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024 Culturally, the diets of many Latinos, especially of immigrants and first generation residents, often rely heavily on corn flour. Ana B. Ibarra, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 An earthenware bowl held half chia pudding and half blue corn grits sprinkled with coconut-pecan granola, corn flour, blue agave syrup and a mix of blueberries and raspberries. The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024 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 8 Nov. 2024.

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