WHEATEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wheaten mean? 

• WHEATEN (adjective)
  The adjective WHEATEN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or derived from wheat

  Familiarity information: WHEATEN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHEATEN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or derived from wheat

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

wheaten; whole-wheat; wholemeal

Context example:

wheaten bread

Pertainym:

wheat (grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour)

 Context examples 

The coat is solid colored and may be red, golden, or wheaten.

(Irish Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

The coat usually comes in grizzle or wheaten with black markings.

(Otterhound, NCI Thesaurus)

Their coats are wiry and straight and come in red, wheaten, tan, black and tan, and grizzle - occasionally with white markings.

(Norwich Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

The coat is wiry and straight and come in red, wheaten, tan, black and tan, and grizzle - occasionally with white markings.

(Norfolk Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

It has a harsh, shaggy, medium-length coat that comes in many colors including red, blue, brindle, or wheaten.

(Glen of Imaal Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

As he approached he saw that they had five dried herrings laid out in front of them, with a great hunch of wheaten bread and a leathern flask full of milk, but instead of setting to at their food they appeared to have forgot all about it, and were disputing together with flushed faces and angry gestures.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)