corn flour

noun

1. flour made from corn.
2. British. cornstarch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn flour¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Example Sentences

The night I gave my little lecture there—among my receipts were corn—flour—pork—cheese—chickens—on foot and in the shell.

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"Ah, it was a different world altogether," said Thorne, gliding dexterously away from the corn-flour and candles too.

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Laughing about Blake's patent corn-flour to old Thorne: forgot the composite candles—did, upon my word!

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Mix dry ingredients to corn flour, then eggs, milk and last butter.

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Take only sufficient corn-flour to make the soup less thin or watery, but do not make it thick.

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