Definitions
a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
Word origin
From Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (compare West Frisian weet, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, German Weizen, Danish hvede, Swedish vete, Norwegian Bokmål hvete, Norwegian Nynorsk kveite, Faroese and Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white.
Used in a sentence
“They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.”
“They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.”
“Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Grain for flour”5 letters
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