Flour+or+meal

  • 1Meal — Meal, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[ o]l, SW. mj[ o]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my lh mill, and E. mill. [root]108 …

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  • 2Meal beetle — Meal Meal, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[ o]l, SW. mj[ o]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my lh mill, and E. mill.… …

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  • 3Meal moth — Meal Meal, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[ o]l, SW. mj[ o]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my lh mill, and E. mill.… …

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  • 4Meal worm — Meal Meal, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[ o]l, SW. mj[ o]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my lh mill, and E. mill.… …

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  • 5meal|worm — meal worm, or meal|worm «MEEL WURM», noun. a beetle larva that feeds on flour and meal. Meal worms are raised as food for cage birds …

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  • 6meal worm — meal worm, or meal|worm «MEEL WURM», noun. a beetle larva that feeds on flour and meal. Meal worms are raised as food for cage birds …

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  • 7flour — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. meal, pulp, powder, grit, bran, farina, breadstuff, gluten, starch, bleached flour, unbleached flour, wheat germ, semolina, patent flour, middlings, shorts, white flour, wheat flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, graham flour …

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  • 8meal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. repast, refection; breakfast, dinner, lunch, etc.; powder, grits. Slang, feed, eats. See food, powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ground feed] Syn. bran, farina, grits, groats, fodder, provender,… …

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  • 9flour worm — noun : the larva of any of various insects that breed in flour or meal; especially : the larva of the Mediterranean flour moth …

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  • 10Flour — (flour), n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. fl[ u]r flower, flour. See {Flower}.] The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal …

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