adjective
Etymology
Origin of oaten
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at oat, -en 2
Example Sentences
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These are oaten cakes, sometimes containing seeds, fruits or nuts, as well as spices and were either round or triangular in shape.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
There was black bread and honeycakes and oaten biscuits; there were turnips and pease and beets, beans and squash and huge red onions; there were baked apples and berry tarts and pears poached in strongwine.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Nought tooke I with me, but mine oaten quill: Small needments else need shepheard to prepare.
From Spenser by Church, R. W. (Richard William)
Shepherd! while the lambs do feed, And you rest beneath a tree, Pipe upon an oaten reed Merrily and merrily.
From The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin by Stephens, James
To their thatched clachans they welcomed you with gentle, mannerly ways, very unlike the glower and greed of the lowlander; and handed you always a bowl of fresh milk, and an oaten cake.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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