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Rodomont
(gcide) | Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, n. [F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr.
Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the "Orlando
Furioso" of Ariosto, and the "Orlando Innamorato" of Bojardo;
properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. It. rodare to
roll away (fr. L. rota a wheel) + It. monte a mountain, L.
mons. See Rotary, Mount, n.]
A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.
--Sir T. Herbert.
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Rodomont
(gcide) | Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, a.
Bragging; vainly boasting.
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rodomontade
(encz) | rodomontade,chvástání n: Zdeněk Brožrodomontade,chvástavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Rodomontade
(gcide) | Rodomontade \Rod`o*mon*tade"\, v. i.
To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
[1913 Webster]Rodomontade \Rod`o*mon*tade"\, n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See
Rodomont, n.]
Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
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I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are
neither so irrational nor impossible. --Dryden.
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Rodomontadist
(gcide) | Rodomontadist \Rod`o*mon*tad"ist\, n.
One who boasts.
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Rodomontado
(gcide) | Rodomontado \Rod`o*mon*ta"do\, n.
Rodomontade.
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Rodomontador
(gcide) | Rodomontador \Rod`o*mon*ta"dor\, n.
A rodomontadist.
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rodomontade
(wn) | rodomontade
n 1: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster,
rodomontade, rhodomontade] |
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