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oaten

/oht-n/US // ˈoʊt n //UK // (ˈəʊtən) //

燕麦,莜面,燕窝,莜麦

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or made of oats.
    • : of or made of oatmeal.
    • : made of an oat straw.

Examples

  • Janet looked, and by the light of Will o' Wisp she could just catch sight of their little oaten pipes.

  • When the widow set before her some oaten bread and dried fish, she ate, without perceiving that none was left for her hostess.

  • "With oaten pipe the rustic maids," quoth the Woffington, improvising.

  • A loaf of oaten bread and a basin of skim milk, she had just heated, was placed before her father.

  • What brains of genius have been nourished on porridge and oaten cake in this country of ours!