oatmeal
n.
cooked cereal made of oats
Oatmeal
In the
United States and
Canada, oatmeal means any crushed
oats,
rolled oats, or cut oats used in recipes such as oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal is a product made by processing
oats. Oatmeal is coarsely ground unsifted oats. Rolled oats and steel-cut oats are also called oatmeal. The
porridge made from this is also called oatmeal or oatmeal cereal. However in other parts of the English-speaking world, oatmeal means coarsely ground
groats (i.e. oat-, cf.
cornmeal,
peasemeal, etc.). The groats are coarsely ground to make oatmeal, or cut into small pieces to make steel-cut oats, or steamed and rolled to make rolled oats. The quick-cooking rolled oats are cut into small pieces before being steamed and rolled. Oatmeal porridge contains more
B vitamins and
calories than other kinds of
porridges. Oatmeal is used in some alcoholic drinks,
cosmetics, soaps, external medical treatments, and is sometimes an added flavour in canned animal products. It is also used as a thickener in some brands of canned
chili con carne.
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oatmeal
Noun
1. porridge made of rolled oats
(synonym) burgoo
(hypernym) porridge
2. meal made from rolled or ground oats
(synonym) rolled oats
(hypernym) meal
(substance-holonym) porridge
Oatmeal
(n.)
Meal made of oats.
(n.)
A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Oatmeal
To dream of eating oatmeal, signifies the enjoyment of worthily earned fortune.
For a young woman to dream of preparing it for the table, denotes that she will soon preside over the destiny of others.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project