Melba toast
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Melba toast — n. [after MELBA Dame Nellie] [also m t ] bread sliced very thin and toasted until brown and crisp … English World dictionary
Melba Toast — This article is about the entertainer. For the food, see Melba toast. Miss Melba Toast 2007 Melba Toast, “The Toast of Country Music” is renowned as a blond ultra maxi bouffant singer/songwriter/comedian/actress/MC and promoter. Ms. Toast has… … Wikipedia
Melba toast — This article is about the food. For the entertainer, see Melba Toast. Melba toast topped with goat cheese and tomato jam Melba toast is a very dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese … Wikipedia
Melba-Toast — mit Ziegenkäse und Tomaten belegt Melba Toast (auch Toast Melba) ist eine sehr trockene, knusprige und dünn geschnittene Toastsorte, die zu Suppen und Salaten serviert wird oder entweder mit geschmolzenem Käse oder Pâté gekrönt wird. Sie ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Melba Toast — , PEACH MELBA, CHICKEN TETRAZZINI, SAUGE CARUSO Many world famous singers have had gourmet tastes and a gourmand appetite. For example, Luisa Tetrazzini, whose role in Lucia di Lammermoor thrilled opera lovers on many continents, was… … Dictionary of eponyms
Melba toast — Mel|ba toast [ˌmelbə ˈtəust US ˈtoust] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Nellie Melba (1861 1931), Australian singer; because she was given it when she was ill] a type of thin dry ↑toast that breaks easily … Dictionary of contemporary English
Melba toast — Mel′ba toast n. coo narrow slices of thin crisp toast • Etymology: 1920–25; after N. Melba … From formal English to slang
melba toast — noun Etymology: Nellie Melba Date: 1925 very thin crisp toast … New Collegiate Dictionary
Melba toast — narrow slices of thin, crisp toast. [1920 25; named after N. MELBA] * * * … Universalium
Melba toast — /mɛlbə ˈtoʊst/ (say melbuh tohst) noun very thinly sliced bread, baked in the oven until crisp; fairy toast. {named after Dame Nellie Melba} …
Melba toast — noun very thin crisp brown toast • Hypernyms: ↑toast … Useful english dictionary
