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{{11}}toast (n.1) "a call to drink to someone's health," 1700 (but said by Steele, 1709, to date to the reign of Charles II), originally referring to the beautiful or popular woman whose health is proposed and drunk, from the use of spiced TOAST (Cf. toast) (n.2) to flavor drink, the lady regarded as figuratively adding piquancy to the wine in which her health was drunk.
{{12}}toast (n.2) "a toasted piece of bread," early 15c., from TOAST (Cf. toast) (v.1); slang meaning "a goner, person or thing already doomed or destroyed" is recorded by 1987, perhaps from notion of computer circuits being "fried," and with unconscious echoes of earlier figurative phrase to be had on toast (1886) "to be served up for eating."
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toast (
v.1) "
to brown with heat," late 14c., from
O.Fr. toster "
to toast or grill" (12c.), from
V.L. *tostare (source of
It. tostare,
Sp. tostar), frequentative of
L. torrere (
pp. tostus) "
to parch" (see
TERRAIN (
Cf. terrain)). Related:
Toasted;
toasting.
{{13}}toast (v.2) "to propose or drink a toast," 1700, from TOAST (Cf. toast) (n.1). This probably is the source of the Jamaican and U.S. black word meaning "extemporaneous narrative poem or rap" (1962). Related: Toasted; toasting.
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toast — toast … Dictionnaire des rimes
toast — [ tost ] n. m. • XIXe; toste 1750; mot angl. « pain grillé », et fig. au sens 1; de l a. fr. toster « griller » du lat. tostus, p. p. de torrere « griller » → torréfier 1 ♦ Action (fait de lever son verre) ou discours par quoi l on propose de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
toast — TOÁST, toasturi, s.n. Urare făcută la o masă în cinstea unei persoane sau a unui eveniment, însoţită de ridicarea paharului; scurt discurs ţinut cu acest prilej. – Din fr. toast. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 TOÁST s. (rar) vivat … Dicționar Român
Toast — kann bedeuten: Toastbrot ein Trinkspruch (englisch toast), siehe Prosit oder Trinkkultur#Trinksitten Toast (Film), ein britischer Film aus dem Jahr 2010 Toast (Brennprogramm), ein Brennprogramm unter dem Betriebssystem Mac OS X Toast… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Toast — Toast, n. [OF. toste, or tost[ e]e, toasted bread. See {Toast}, v.] 1. Bread dried and browned before a fire, usually in slices; also, a kind of food prepared by putting slices of toasted bread into milk, gravy, etc. [1913 Webster] My sober… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toast — Toast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toasting}.] [OF. toster to roast, toast, fr. L. torrere, tostum, to parch, roast. See {Torrid}.] 1. To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread. [1913 Webster] 2. To warm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toast — Sm geröstetes Weißbrot, Trinkspruch std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. toast, zu ne. toast rösten , aus afrz. toster, zu l. tōstus getrocknet , dem PPP. von l. torrēre (tōstum) dörren, rösten, versengen . Die Bedeutungsentwicklung zu… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
toast — ► NOUN 1) sliced bread browned on both sides by exposure to radiant heat. 2) an act of raising glasses at a gathering and drinking together in honour of a person or thing. 3) a person who is toasted or held in high regard. ► VERB 1) cook or brown … English terms dictionary
Toast — [to:st] der; [e]s, Plur. e u. s <aus gleichbed. engl. toast zu to toast, vgl. ↑toasten, Bed. 2 nach dem früheren engl. Brauch, vor einem Trinkspruch ein Stück Toast in das Glas zu tauchen>: 1. a) geröstete Weißbrotscheibe; b) zum Toasten… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Toast — »geröstete Weißbrotschnitte; Trinkspruch«: Das in beiden Bedeutungen aus engl. toast entlehnte Fremdwort erscheint in dt. Texten im 18. Jh. Der Bedeutungswandel von »geröstete Brotschnitte« zu »Trinkspruch« erklärt sich wohl aus einer früher in… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
toast — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. toastaście {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} propozycja wypicia alkoholu na czyjąś cześć połączona z okazjonalną mową zawierającą życzenia pomyślności, sukcesu, wygłaszana zwykle na uroczystych bankietach, przyjęciach… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
