[bom-bast] 
| 1. | speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. |
| 2. | Obsolete. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding. |
| 3. | Obsolete. bombastic. |
| bom·bast (bŏm'bāst') n. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing. [Alteration of obsolete bombace, cotton padding, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, cotton; see bombazine.] bom'bast'er n., bom·bas'tic adj., bom·bas'ti·cal·ly adv. |
| Main Entry: | bombast1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | inflated language or speech |
| Etymology: | Old French bombace 'cotton wadding' |
| Main Entry: | bombast1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to inflate one's speech |
| Etymology: | Old French bombace 'cotton wadding' |
| Main Entry: | bombast2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | stuffing or padding, esp. of cotton |
| Etymology: | Old French bombace 'cotton wadding' |
| Main Entry: | bombast2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to stuff or pad |
| Etymology: | Old French bombace 'cotton wadding' |
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