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Meaning of RODOMONT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \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 wheel) + It. monte a
    mountain, L. mons. See {Rotary}, {Mount}, n.]
    A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.
    --Sir T. Herbert.
    
  2. \Rod"o*mont\, a.
    Bragging; vainly boasting.
    
 
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