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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.


wheaten British  
/ ˈwiːtən /

adjective

  1. made of the grain or flour of wheat

    wheaten bread

  2. of a pale yellow colour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wheaten

before 900; Middle English wheten, Old English hwǣten. See wheat, -en 2


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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 ● Mar. 7, 2023

In his case, it was wheaten bread mix and certain cheese and onion crisps.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2022

Putting yeast in a wheaten flatbread essentially means it can puff up while baking, to create those soft pockets so perfect for picnics.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2020

After this conversation they took him to their lodgings and gave him wheaten bread and honey.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019

Hurtling through the bushes on the high hillside of the trail a small, black-tipped wheaten body leaped the last six feet down with careless grace and landed softly at their feet.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

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