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| source : web1913 |
Rodomontade \Rod`o*mon*tade"\, n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See
{Rodomont}, n.]
Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are
neither so irrational nor impossible. --Dryden.
| source : web1913 |
Rodomontade \Rod`o*mon*tade"\, v. i.
To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
| source : wn |
rodomontade
n : vain and empty boasting [syn: {braggadocio}, {bluster}]