— flourless , adj.
/floweur, flow"euhr/ , n.
1. the finely ground meal of grain, esp. the finer meal separated by bolting.
2. the finely ground and bolted meal of wheat, as that used in baking.
3. a finely ground, powdery foodstuff, as of dehydrated potatoes, fish, or bananas.
4. a fine, soft powder: flour of emery.
v.t.
5. to make (grain or the like) into flour; grind and bolt.
6. to sprinkle or dredge with flour: Flour the chicken before frying.
v.i.
7. (of mercury) to refuse to amalgamate with another metal because of some impurity of the metal; lie on the surface of the metal in the form of minute globules.
8. to disintegrate into minute particles.
[ 1200-50; ME; special use of FLOWER. Compare F fleur de farine the flower or finest part of the meal ]