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What (who) is cornflour - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Corn flour; Corn-flour; Cornflour (disambiguation)
cornflour
¦ noun Brit. finely ground maize flour, used for thickening sauces.
cornflour
also corn flour
Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize and is used to make sauces thicker. (BRIT; in AM, use cornstarch
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corn flour
see cornflour
Wikipedia
Cornflour
Cornflour may refer to:
- Cornflour (in the UK), corn starch, from the endosperm of the kernel of the corn (maize) grain
- Corn flour (in the US and elsewhere), very finely ground cornmeal, ground from dried maize
Examples of use of cornflour
1. Modified starches give higher yields than plain cornflour and freeze better but now Marks & Spencer is working on blends of cornflour and wheatflour.
2. Early preparation for handwriting involves "playing with fingers and toes and focusing on objects around them". Carers are advised to help improve writing by making marks in trays of cornflour mixed with water or "gloop". Under the numeracy curriculum, babies should "develop an awareness of shape, form and texture". But Margaret Morrissey, of the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations, said: "Why not test babies in the maternity ward?