Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, made of, or containing oats, oatmeal, or oat straw.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Made of the stem of the oat.
- Made of oats or oatmeal: as, oaten bread.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of an oat straw or stem.
- adjective Made of oatmeal.
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- adjective Made of
oats
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or related to or derived from oats
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sun had far descended, and I still sat on the shore, satisfying my appetite, which had become ravenous, with an oaten cake, when I saw a fishing-boat land close to me, and one of the men brought me a packet; it contained letters from Geneva, and one from Clerval, entreating me to join him.
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The sun had far descended, and I still sat on the shore, satisfying my appetite, which had become ravenous, with an oaten cake, when I saw a fishing-boat land close to me, and one of the men brought me a packet; it contained letters from
Chapter 20 2010
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Edwin held his oaten hands high for the man to see.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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Edwin went to work immediately, entering each pen, placing his oaten hands upon each horse until their menacing eyes transformed into beautiful black mirrors that accepted his presence as if he were a part of them.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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Even though he had indicated in the ad that his hands were oaten, it could still be quite the shock to see someone standing before you with hands made of oats.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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He wanted to ensure that the weight was distributed evenly so as not to put any unneeded pressure on the oaten hands.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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No horse could resist the roughly gentle touch of his oaten hands.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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"That's the kind of thing you should probably tell someone before selling your services to them," Drowley said as he released the boy's forearms causing the oaten hands to crash against Edwin's waist.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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A heavy oaten aroma drifted up from the Guinness brewery, wrapping itself about the laneways of his youth.
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"This is Edwin," the young man replied professionally, his oaten hands tightly grasping the phone.
The Oaten Hands 2010
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