Meaning & use

Oaten

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Made from or consisting of oats.

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The bakery's oaten bread had a dense, nutty texture.

The shepherd in the poem played a simple oaten pipe.

A note on using this word

"Oaten" appears frequently in older poetry, especially to describe rustic wind instruments like the "oaten pipe" or "oaten reed."

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