wheaten

[ hweet-n, weet-n ]

adjective

1. made of wheat flour or grain.
2. of or relating to wheat.
3. of the color of wheat, especially a pale yellow-brown color.

wheaten

/ ˈwiːtən /

adjective

1. made of the grain or flour of wheat

   wheaten bread

2. of a pale yellow colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheaten¹

before 900; Middle English wheten, Old English hwǣten. See wheat, -en ²

Example Sentences

There was a Labrador retriever, a Leonberger, a cavalier King Charles spaniel, a cavapoochon, a French bulldog, a wheaten terrier and two vizslas.

From Washington Post

In his case, it was wheaten bread mix and certain cheese and onion crisps.

From BBC

At first this was a source of great frustration for me, and I felt like a bad baker whenever I didn’t achieve that wispy, wheaten dream.

From New York Times

Elsewhere in the hotel she dined alone on salmon and wheaten bread, a ghost at the feast.

From BBC

Matthias lined up with the other woodland creatures to collect his food: a bowl of fresh milk, a hunk of wheaten loaf and some goatsmilk cheese.

From Literature