wheaten

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   made from, containing, or relating to wheat

   The bakery sells both rye loaves and lighter wheaten bread.

2. 2
   adj

   pale golden or yellowish beige, like ripe wheat

   The dog was known for its soft wheaten coat.

From Middle English wheten and Old English hwæten, formed from wheat + the material adjective suffix -en. The color sense developed from the pale gold of ripe wheat.

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