Melba
(Dame) Nellie Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong, 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
a female given name.
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How to use Melba in a sentence
And then I remembered a name and said, ‘I want a peach Melba.’
Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta, American Great, Dead at 82 | Tim Teeman | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome singers have this gift; Mme. Melba is one who never had to study a trill, for she was born with a nightingale in her throat.
Piano Mastery | Harriette BrowerBut though a Melba, under the existing system, demands a large price for her services, under socialism all would be changed.
A Critical Examination of Socialism | William Hurrell MallockPeople would rush even from a Melba if she sang every note in the same key.
The Young Priest's Keepsake | Michael PhelanShe responded cordially, saying she would be delighted to hear Melba, and would enjoy the box if it would be agreeable to him.
The Heatherford Fortune | Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
Of the numerous successors of Patti, Madame Melba seems to have more fully met the requirements than any other.
Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday | Henry C. Lahee
British Dictionary definitions for Melba
/ (ˈmɛlbə) /
Dame Nellie, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano
do a Melba Australian slang to make repeated farewell appearances
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