Definition of Oatmeal

1. Noun. Porridge made of rolled oats.

Exact synonyms: Burgoo
Generic synonyms: Porridge

2. Noun. Meal made from rolled or ground oats.
Exact synonyms: Rolled Oats
Generic synonyms: Meal
Substance meronyms: Porridge

Definition of Oatmeal

1. n. Meal made of oats.

Definition of Oatmeal

1. Noun. Meal made from rolled or round oats ¹

2. Noun. A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water. (''porridge'' in UK) ¹

3. Noun. a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal. ¹

4. Adjective. Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oatmeal

1. meal made from oats [n -S]

Medical Definition of Oatmeal

1. 1. Meal made of oats. 2. A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oatmeal

oater
oaters
oath-ring
oathable
oathbound
oathbreaker
oathbreakers
oathbreaking
oathed
oathing
oathlike
oaths
oatlage
oatlike
oatmeal (current term)
oatmeal-tomato paste agar
oatmeal cookie
oatmeal drink
oatmeals
oats
oaty
oaves
ob-
oba
obambulate
obambulation
obambulations
obang
obangs

Literary usage of Oatmeal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"It is prepared from either groats or oatmeal. It may be sweetened, acidulated with a ... oatmeal Porridge or Stir-about is a moderately consistent mixture, ..."

2. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"It is prepared from either groats or oatmeal. It may be sweetened, acidulated with a ... oatmeal Porridge or Stir-about is a moderately consistent mixture, ..."

3. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Add oatmeal and salt to boiling water and cook three hours in double boiler. ... cup coarse oatmeal. 1 teaspoon salt. 1 pint cold water. Milk or cream. ..."

4. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1919)
"Breakfast: oatmeal and milk, liver and bacon, potato, rolls, coffee, tea. ... House Diet Breakfast: oatmeal and milk, creamed fish, potato, coffee, tea. ..."

5. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"Two of the best foods for this purpose are oatmeal and cornmeal, ... oatmeal is the richer of the two in food material, but plenty of exercise is required ..."

6. Therapeutic Gazette (1912)
"Noorden discovered the "oatmeal cure." He found that patients who had failed to lose their glycosuria entirely under the strictest dietary might become ..."

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