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Definition of Cornflour
1. Noun. Starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener.
Definition of Cornflour
1. Noun. (British) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornflour
Literary usage of Cornflour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. German Cookery for the English Kitchen by Ella Oswald (1906)
"2 oz. cornflour. 4 eggs. i teaspoonful salt. Boil up the butter, ... Mix the
cornflour smoothly with the gill of cold milk, beat up with the yolks and add ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Society of Biblical Archaeology (1897)
"The aim of this baking was to provide (suaf) the store house 4. <K\ rr^i ,
ut'a (see the corrections), of the Pharaoh. 7. Meson day 23, cornflour tep sacks ..."