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
Thorkell dived down into the kitchen, and rooted about in the meal casks for the oaten cake, and into the larder for the cheese, and into the cupboard for the bread-basket known as the "peck."
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
They drove in the open springless car in which he had brought down the oaten cake and ale.
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
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
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