Meaning ofplain flourin English

Noun

1. medium-gluten wheat flour; general use
   The recipe calls for plain flour as a base ingredient.
2. all-purpose flour; medium gluten content
   Plain flour is often used to make cakes and cookies.
   Synonyms:

   all-purpose flour
   Antonyms:

   bread flourcake flourpastry flourself-raising flourwhole wheat flour
3. powder from grinding grains; baking
   Bakers prefer plain flour for its balanced gluten level.
   Synonyms:

   all-purpose flourwheat flourwhite flourbaking flour
   Antonyms:

   coarse mealwhole grainsunground grains