oaten

[ oht-n ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or made of oats.
2. of or made of oatmeal.
3. made of an oat straw.

oaten

/ ˈəʊtən /

adjective

1. made of oats or oat straw

Word History and Origins

Origin of oaten¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; oat, -en ²

Example Sentences

Janet looked, and by the light of Will o' Wisp she could just catch sight of their little oaten pipes.

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When the widow set before her some oaten bread and dried fish, she ate, without perceiving that none was left for her hostess.

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"With oaten pipe the rustic maids," quoth the Woffington, improvising.

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A loaf of oaten bread and a basin of skim milk, she had just heated, was placed before her father.

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What brains of genius have been nourished on porridge and oaten cake in this country of ours!

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