wheaten

American  

[hweet-n, weet-n] / ˈʰwit n, ˈwit 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.

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wheaten British  

/ ˈwiːtən /

adjective

1. made of the grain or flour of wheat

   wheaten bread

2. of a pale yellow colour

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Etymology

Origin of wheaten

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

Walking her wheaten terrier, Patsy, through downtown Sarasota, she explained that she was undergoing chemotherapy and was more susceptible to the coronavirus.

From New York Times