noun
flour that does not contain a raising agent
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑flour
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plain flour noun
Flour that is not mixed with a raising agent
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Main Entry: ↑plain
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plain flour UK US noun [uncountable] british
a type of flour that does not contain any substances that will make cakes or biscuits rise. The American word is all-purpose flour .
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flour that does not contain ↑baking powder
See also: ↑all-purpose flour
Useful english dictionary. 2012.