"cornfloury" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cornfloury [comparative], most cornfloury [superlative]
Etymology: From cornflour + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cornflour|y}} cornflour + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} cornfloury (comparative more cornfloury, superlative most cornfloury)
  1. With cornflour. Synonyms: cornfloured
    Sense id: en-cornfloury-en-adj-1yrM8MuS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "2013, Tamasin Day-Lewis, “Tea at Fortnum’s Fountain”, in Smart Tart: Observations from My Cooking Life, London: Unbound, page 13",
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