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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, n. [F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr. Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the [bd]Orlando Furioso[b8] of Ariosto, and the [bd]Orlando Innamorato[b8] 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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, a. Bragging; vainly boasting. | |
