Definition of "melba" [melba]

• A dessert made originally from peach (now from other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry (noun)

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• "I will no doubt be in a better mood after a month in France and thus will be as boring as melba toast upon my return to Lake Chapala."
• "In our cupboard, these were our staples: pimiento-stuffed olives, moldy jars of cocktail sauce, TV dinners, stale melba toast."
• "Warmer and more welcoming than bruschetta or melba toast, and more interesting than pastry, blinis are one of those things, like cheese straws, that's really only worth eating if you make them yourself."