flour

Middle English

/fluːr/

noun
Definitions
  • A flower often representing impermanence or beauty
  • A depiction or likeness of a flower.
  • Success or achievement in a contest; victoriousness.
  • A virtue or benefit; something desirable.
  • That which is unparalleled; the top or most superior.
  • flour i.e. the best part of a grain
  • A powder; especially one which is white like flour.
  • An exemplar or example of a trait or behaviour.
  • A woman's menstruation/period.
  • (rare) Virginhood; sexual abstinence.

Etymology

Borrowed from flur derived from Latin flōrem.

Origin

Latin

flōrem

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