Phrase guide

plain flour

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A wheat flour with a medium gluten content, suitable for general use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all-purpose flour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flour, foodstuff

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noun

Meaning 2

exact synonym of flour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: US standards of identity

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

flour that does not contain a raising agent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flour

History

Etymology

plain (“regular”) + flour. The U.S. standard of identity comes from 21CFR137.105.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: puolikarkea vehnäjauho — flour with medium gluten content, suitable for general use