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soft wheat

noun

Definition of soft wheat

: a wheat with soft kernels high in starch but usually low in gluten

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 The brown bread Ireland is referencing is the slightly-sweet loaf of soft wheat bread that comes warm with a side of butter before every meal at the Cheesecake Factory. — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, "Ireland Baldwin Jokes Cheesecake Factory's Brown Bread Is 'Going to My Boobs' In Lingerie Photo," 15 July 2019

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First Known Use of soft wheat

1711, in the meaning defined above

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