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101Toast — 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… …
102tarsus — (n.) the ankle bones collectively, 1670s, Modern Latin, from Gk. tarsos ankle, sole of the foot, rim of the eyelid, originally flat surface, especially for drying, from PIE root *ters to dry (Cf. Gk. teresesthai to be or become dry, tersainein to …
103terrain — 1727, ground for training horses, from Fr. terrain piece of earth, ground, land, from O.Fr. (12c.), from V.L. *terranum, from L. terrenum land, ground, from neut. of terrenus of earth, earthly, from terra earth, land, lit. dry land (as opposed to …
104toast — {{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… …
105torrent — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. torrent, from L. torrentem (nom. torrens) rushing stream, originally roaring, boiling, burning, parching, prp. of torrere to parch (see TERRAIN (Cf. terrain)). Sense of any onrush (of words, feelings, etc.) first recorded… …
106torrid — (adj.) 1580s, in torrid zone region of the earth between the tropics, from L. torrida zona, from fem. of torridus dried with heat, scorching hot, from torrere to parch, from PIE root *ters to dry (see TERRAIN (Cf. terrain)). Sense of very hot is… …
107toast — toast1 noun 1》 sliced bread browned on both sides by exposure to radiant heat. 2》 an act or instance of raising glasses at a gathering and drinking together in honour of a person or thing. ↘a person who is toasted or held in high regard: he… …
108torrent — noun 1》 a strong and fast moving stream of water or other liquid. 2》 an overwhelming outpouring: a torrent of abuse. Derivatives torrential adjective torrentially adverb Origin C16: from Fr., from Ital. torrente, from L. torrent boiling, roaring …
109torrid — adjective 1》 very hot and dry. 2》 full of intense emotions arising from sexual love. 3》 Brit. full of difficulty. 4》 N. Amer. (especially in financial contexts) characterized by intense activity; hard to contain or stop. Derivatives torridity… …
110toast — I [[t]toʊst[/t]] n. 1) sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat 2) to brown (bread, cheese, etc.) by exposure to heat 3) to heat or warm thoroughly at a fire: to toast one s feet at the fireplace[/ex] 4) to become toasted • be toast… …
