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unfloured

unfloured

5.1
Not covered with the white powder used for baking when cooking
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈflaʊərd/
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  • Make sure to roll the pizza dough on an unfloured surface to prevent it from becoming too sticky.

Examples

  • The chef carefully placed the bread on the unfloured cutting board to avoid extra flour on the crust.

  • Curiously, I find these ropes easier to roll and stretch on an unfloured or very lightly oiled surface, but if you find yours sticking too much, lightly flour your counter before continuing.

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  • After preparing the pasta, she laid it out on an unfloured kitchen counter to let it dry.

Synonyms

uncoated
vsunfloured
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Without a thin layer of another material on it

refers specifically to absence of flour dusting before cooking
undusted
vsunfloured
5.8

Without a light covering of powder like sugar

is specific to being left without flour before cooking or baking
unpowdered
vsunfloured
3.2

Not covered with or containing any loose powder

applies only to flour used as a surface dusting in cooking

How Floured

dust-covered
1 2.1
unfloured
5.1

Surface Forms

unfloured positive

Morphology

unfloured = floured (transparent) = un + flour + ed

A straightforward negation: 'un-' applied to 'floured' yields 'not floured', matching the literal meaning.

Etymology

Unfloured breaks into un- meaning 'not' and flour meaning 'the pale powder used in baking'. So unfloured means 'not coated with flour' before cooking, which explains why it gives a lighter texture or keeps a dish gluten-free.