floury
adjUS, UK /ˈflaʊəɹi/
Etymology From Middle English floury, equivalent to flour + -y. Piecewise doublet of flowery.
1
Resembling flour.
- These mashed potatoes have a floury texture.
2
Covered in flour.
- The baker wiped his floury hands on his apron.
3
Of potatoes High in starch; tending to break down easily when cooked.
- Boil four large floury potatoes till they are thoroughly done; peel them and mash them smooth with the back of a spoon1872, Thomas Low Nichols, How to Cook: The Principles and Practice of Scientific, Economic Hygienic, and Aesthetic Gastronomy : with Model Recipes in Every Department of Cookery, Original and Selected, page 106:
- As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking.1898, William Mattieu Williams, The Chemistry of Cookery, page 189:
- Derived terms
- flourily, flouriness, floury baker, floury miller
- Related terms
- wood flour