wheaten
/ˈwiːtən/
wheaten adjective: of, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
Adjective
wheaten (comparative more wheaten, superlative most wheaten)
- Of, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
- wheaten bread
- wheaten flour
- Of a pale yellow-beige colour, like that of wheat.
Noun
wheaten (usually uncountable, plural wheatens)
- A pale yellow or beige colour, like that of wheat.
- A wheaten terrier
wheaten meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
wheaten in Tamil
- கோதுமையாற் செய்யப்பட்ட, கோதுமை நிறங்கொண்ட
wheaten in Malayalam
- ഗോതമ്പുകൊണ്ടുണ്ടാക്കിയ, മൂത്ത ഗോതമ്പ്, കതിർ വർണ്ണമായ, ഗോതമ്പുമാവ്, റൊട്ടി
Examples of wheaten in a sentence
- The servants, especially the cook, were obliged every day to prepare a dish full of sweet milk, with crums of wheaten bread, and place it upon his little table; and it was soon after eaten up clean.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 47:
- Then, too, it should be remembered that large quantities of wheaten flour and other preparations of wheat reach this country from abroad.1880, Arthur Herbert Church, Food: Some Account of Its Sources, Constituents and Uses, London: Chapman and Hall, page 60:
Forms of wheaten
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more wheaten |
| superlative | most wheaten |
| Noun | |
| plural | wheatens |
Origin of wheaten
Inherited from Middle English wheten, from Old English hwǣten (“wheaten”); equivalent to wheat + -en.
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Questions about wheaten
- What does wheaten mean?
- Wheaten means of, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
- What is wheaten in Tamil?
- Wheaten in Tamil is கோதுமையாற் செய்யப்பட்ட, கோதுமை நிறங்கொண்ட. See Wheaten meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use wheaten in a sentence?
- The servants, especially the cook, were obliged every day to prepare a dish full of sweet milk, with crums of wheaten bread, and place it upon his little table; and it was soon after eaten up clean.
- What part of speech is wheaten?
- Wheaten can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce wheaten?
- Wheaten is pronounced /ˈwiːtən/.
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