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gasconade
[ gas-kuh-neyd ]
noun
- extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
verb (used without object)
, gas·con·ad·ed, gas·con·ad·ing.
- to boast extravagantly; bluster.
gasconade
/ ˌɡæskəˈneɪd /
noun
- boastful talk, bragging, or bluster
verb
- intr to boast, brag, or bluster
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Derived Forms
- ˌgasconˈader, noun
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Other Words From
- gascon·ader noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gasconade1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gasconade1
C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon
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Example Sentences
From the Gasconade to the entrance of the Osage river, the south side of the river is hilly but well timbered.
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The Gasconade is 200 yards wide at its entrance; it is navigable at certain seasons 100 miles.
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Early next morning, at the mouth of the Gasconade, they encountered the first of the obstacles which they had been dreading.
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By the time the last one had passed the Gasconade, it was evening again, and the fleet was strung out for miles up the river.
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Near the mouth of Gasconade River we met the Oto steam-boat.
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