Toasting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet.
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     3. To name when a health is proposed to be drunk; to drink to
        the health, or in honor, of; as, to toast a lady.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Toasting \Toast"ing\,
     a. & n. from {Toast}, v.
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     {Toasting fork}, a long-handled fork for toasting bread,
        cheese, or the like, by the fire.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  toasting
       n : cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill;
           "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of
           bread" [syn: {browning}]