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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Toast
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a slice of bread scorched brown op the two surfaces by the heat of a fire. The word was borrowed from the O. Fr. toste, Lat. torrere, tostum, to scorch, burn. It was formerly the custom to have pieces of toast floating in many kinds of liquor, especially when drunk hot. It is said to be from this custom that the word is used of the calling upon a company to drink the health of some person, institution or cause (see Health) .
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Toast'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/toast.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Toast'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/toast.html. 1910.
