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1. (n.) bombast
pompous oratory or pretentious writing.
2. bombast
Obs. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding.
3. (adj.) bombast
Obs. bombastic.
Etymology: (1560–70; earlier bombace padding < MF < ML bombācem, acc. of bombāx; silk, cotton)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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1. (adj) bombast
high-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic
2. (noun) bombast
originally, cotton, or cotton wool
3. (noun) bombast
cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding
4. (noun) bombast
fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian
5. (verb) bombast
to swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate
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