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oaten

American  
[oht-n] / ˈoʊt n /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or made of oats.

  2. of or made of oatmeal.

  3. made of an oat straw.


oaten British  
/ ˈəʊtən /

adjective

  1. made of oats or oat straw

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Etymology

Origin of oaten

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; 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

Press the mixture flat into a baking tray and bake until you end up with nuggets of crunchy oaten ore.

From The Guardian

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 Literature

These usually take the form of an oaten cake.

From Project Gutenberg

The nest should be made of wheaten, rye, or oaten straw, but never of hay, which is too hot, and favourable besides to the increase of vermin.

From Project Gutenberg