Crossword clues for cornflour
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
cornflour \corn"flour`\, corn flour \corn" flour`\n. a flour or starch prepared from the grains of corn; it is used in cooking as a thickener.
Syn: cornstarch.
Wiktionary
alt. (context British English) 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. n. (context British English) 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.
WordNet
n. starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener [syn: cornstarch]
Wikipedia
Cornflour may be:
- Cornmeal, flour ground from dried maize
- Corn starch ('cornflour' in the UK) , the white, powdered starch of the maize grain
- Masa, the flour of hominy
- Wheat starch, in Australia
Usage examples of "cornflour".
Despite the volume of liquid I've drunk, my mouth feels thick and gluey, as if the saliva has been thickened with cornflour, but I lick my lips and say, 'You asked me if I fancied my chances?