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1rodomont — n. Braggart, bully, bombastic fellow, vain boaster, braggadocio …
2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
3ā̆l-3 — ā̆l 3 English meaning: to wander, roam Deutsche Übersetzung: “planlos umherschweifen, irren; also geistig irre sein” Material: Gk. ἄλη “the vagrancy, the wandering about “, ἀλάομαι (horn. Pf. ἀλάλημαι), ἀλαίνω “ wanders about “*,… …
4Charles Peace — Charles Frederick Peace (14 May 1832 – 25 February 1879) was a notorious English burglar and murderer from Sheffield, whose somewhat remarkable life later spawned dozens of romanticised novels and films. Peace is mentioned by name in the Sherlock …
5The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
6Braggart — Brag gart, n. [OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging. See {Brag}, v. i.] A boaster. [1913 Webster] O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, And braggart with my tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
7Rodomont — 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… …
8John A. Macdonald — For other people named John Alexander Macdonald, see John Alexander Macdonald (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald GCB KCMG PC …
9braggart — Synonyms and related words: Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Herod, Narcissus, Scaramouch, Texan, big mouth, blatherskite, blower, blowhard, bluff, bluffer, blusterer, boaster, boastful, boasting, brag, braggadocio, bragging, bravo, bucko, bully,… …
10boast — boast1 [bəust US boust] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: bost boasting ] 1.) [I and T] to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions ▪ I wouldn t be afraid, she boasted. boast that ▪ Amy boasted that her son… …
