cornflour
Britishnoun
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US and Canadian name: cornstarch. a fine starchy maize flour, used esp for thickening sauces
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a fine wheat flour
Example Sentences
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Footage of the event showed several people trying to restrain the pair as they sprayed the stones with a mix of cornflour, talcum powder and orange dye.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
Two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested, after spraying the historic site near Salisbury, Wiltshire, with cornflour at about 12:00 BST on Wednesday.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024
Just Stop Oil said the orange powder paint was cornflour and it would "wash away with rain".
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024
In a saucepan, bring to the boil 360ml mirin, 280ml soy sauce, 200g sugar, 1 tbsp gochujang, 1 tbsp minced ginger and 1-2 minced garlic cloves, thicken with cornflour, and drizzle over the patties.
From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2019
Boil the milk with the sugar and almonds; smooth the cornflour with the rosewater and stir it into the boiling milk, let it boil up for a minute.
From Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard)
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