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==Etymology==
− It is a special use of Middle English flur, [[flower]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) in the sense of the best or finest part, here the finest part of ground grain,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) as in flour of huete, “flower of wheat” (1340), and French fleur de farine.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The spelling flower was used for both words until the early 19th century.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is a special use of [[enm|flur]], [[flower]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) in the sense of the best or finest part, here the finest part of ground grain,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) as in flour of [[m|enm|huete]], “flower of wheat” (1340), and [[fr|fleur]] de farine.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The spelling flower was used for both words until the early 19th century.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==