Etymology
Origin of floury
Example Sentences
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He cuts one open to show me the inside, mottled brown and floury.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
To give her clients an easy pizza night without stretching dough or making a floury mess in the kitchen, Strandjord “landed on frozen pizza.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Like boxers who fight bathed in fine dust, these men were filthy white with floury ash.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“Look for that info on the packaging and a more floury surface appearance on the pasta. Bronze-cut pastas release more starch and encourage the sauce to adhere,” Voraciously staff writer Becky Krystal wrote.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
There’s a lovely smell from the dinner can, boiled bacon and cabbage and two big floury white potatoes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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