Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Very thinly sliced crisp toast.
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- noun A form of very
dry ,crisp and thinly slicedtoast .
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- noun very thin crisp brown toast
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Dame Nellie Melba, who was served such toast while staying at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1897.]
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Named after Dame Nellie Melba, along with toast.
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