drinking toast
11drinking song — a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking. [1590 1600] * * * ▪ music song on a convivial theme composed usually for singing in accompaniment to drinking. The form became a standard element in… …
12toast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. brown, heat, warm; drink to, pledge, honor. n. toasted bread, zwieback, rusk; health, pledge. See heat, celebration. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sentiment or person drunk to] Syn. pledge, proposal,… …
13Drinking horn — The Roordahuizum drinking horn, made in the mid 16th century by silversmith Albert Jacobs Canter, kept in the Frisian Museum at Leeuwarden[1] A drinking horn is the horn of a bovid used as a drinking vessel. Drinking horns are known from… …
14toast — I. verb Etymology: Middle English tosten, from Anglo French toster, from Late Latin tostare to roast, from Latin tostus, past participle of torrēre to dry, parch more at thirst Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to warm thoroughly 2. to make… …
15toast — 1. noun /təʊst,toʊst/ a) Toasted bread. I ate a piece of toast for breakfast. b) A proposed salutation (e.g. to say cheers ) while drinking alcohol. All toasters toast toast …
16toast — n. & v. n. 1 bread in slices browned on both sides by radiant heat. 2 a a person (orig. esp. a woman) or thing in whose honour a company is requested to drink. b a call to drink or an instance of drinking in this way. v. 1 tr. cook or brown… …
17toast — [14] Toast comes via Old French toster ‘roast, grill’ from Vulgar Latin *tostāre, a derivative of the past participle of Latin torrēre ‘parch’ (source of English torrid). Its use as a noun, meaning ‘toasted bread’, dates from the 15th century. It …
18toast — [14] Toast comes via Old French toster ‘roast, grill’ from Vulgar Latin *tostāre, a derivative of the past participle of Latin torrēre ‘parch’ (source of English torrid). Its use as a noun, meaning ‘toasted bread’, dates from the 15th century. It …
19toast — təʊst n. grilled bread; raising glasses in honor, drinking to ; (Slang) person in big trouble (e.g.: When Mom will see that you ate the last muffin, you are toast ) v. brown by exposure to heat; warm at a fire; propose or drink a toast, drink… …
20toast — 1. Bread. Palaoa ho opāpa a, palaoa pāpa a, palaoa pūlehu, lānia. See broil. To toast bread, ho opāpa a palaoa. 2. Drinking. Inu ho omaika i. A toast! Kāmau! Huli pau! Ōkole maluna! …
