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Word: Toast
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘burn as the sun does, parch’): from Old French toster ‘roast’, from Latin torrere ‘parch’. The practice of drinking a toast (toast (sense 2 of the noun)) goes back to the late 17th century, and originated in naming a lady whose health the company was requested to drink, the idea being that the lady's name flavoured the drink like the pieces of spiced toast that were formerly placed in drinks such as wine
təʊst
sliced bread browned on both sides by exposure to radiant heat, such as a grill or fire
Short Definition:sliced bread browned on both sides by exposure to radiant heat
Examples:- she buttered a slice of toast
- Stilton and pear toasts
a call to a gathering of people to raise their glasses and drink together in honour of a person or thing, or an instance of drinking in this way
Short Definition:call to gathering of people to raise their glasses and drink together in honour of person or thing
Examples:- he raised his glass in a toast to his son
Word: Toast
Speech Type: Verb
təʊst
cook or brown (food, especially bread or cheese) by exposure to a grill, fire, or other source of radiant heat
Short Definition:cook food
Examples:- he sat by the fire and toasted a piece of bread
drink to the health or in honour of (someone or something) by raising one's glass together with others
Short Definition:drink to health or in honour of person or thing
Examples:- happy families toasting each other's health
- he is toasted by the trade as the outstanding dealer in children's books
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