2. Adjective. (context: especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eaten
1. eat [v] - See also: eat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eaten
Literary usage of Eaten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"During the eight davs of the Passover festival no leaven (Hametz) can be eaten
and none may be permitted to remain in the house (Ex. xiii, 7). ..."
2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"If it be true that Amanita muscaria is eaten in Russia, we can only account for
the fact by supposing that some condiment is used with it which has the ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"SAUCES AND PICKLES "The word 'sauce' as commonly used, designates a condiment,
generally but not always of liquid form, eaten as an addition to and together ..."
4. A Treatise on Food and Dietetics Physiologically and Therapeutically Considered by Frederick William Pavy (1881)
"ANIMAL FOODS SOMETIMES BUT NOT ORDINARILY eaten. ... It shows that an almost
endless variety of animals are eaten in different parts of the globe, ..."
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