adjective
Etymology
Origin of oaten
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at oat, -en 2
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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
These were the dulcet breathings of the "oaten stop" of the Member for Edinburgh at the Peace gathering.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Meanwhile, Stampa hurried past the stables, where his horses were munching the remains of the little oaten loaves which form the staple food of hard worked animals in the Alps.
From The Silent Barrier by Louis Tracy
L. 4 oat: pipe, used here like Collins' oaten stop l.
From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various
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