Melba toast

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noun

narrow slices of thin, crisp toast.

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Origin of Melba toast

First recorded in 1920–25; named after N. Melba

Words nearby Melba toast

melasma universale, melatonin, melaxuma, Melba, Melba sauce, Melba toast, Melbourne, Melbourne Cup, Melburnian, Melchers, Melchiades

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For Paul, the thrill of breakfast with the Reverend, may be giving way to the taste of burnt toast.
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Just three years ago, Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge were the toast of the liberal establishment.
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Much like the Taj Mahal, Revel opened in classically gaudy Atlantic City style in April 2012—with a sunrise Champagne toast.
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His cannabis-infused menus range from truffle tuna casserole and coconut chicken to French toast and omelets.
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And then I remembered a name and said, ‘I want a peach melba.’
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He silenced her with a gesture, and, leaving a piece of toast half-eaten on his plate, he got up and went into his study.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Could we men of to-day have done it justice and sat it and the toast list out, I wonder.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The menu was long, elaborate and imposing; equalled only by the toast list, which contained no less than sixteen separate toasts.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
But being observed, one evening, to omit it, a gentleman reminded him that he had forgotten to toast his favorite lady.
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Coals!what would he do with coals?Toast his cheese with em, and then come back for more.
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British Dictionary definitions for Melba toast

Melba toast

noun

very thin crisp toast

Word Origin for Melba toast

C20: named after Dame Nellie Melba

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