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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
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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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