BOMBAST


Meaning of BOMBAST in English

[bom.bast] n [ME bombast cotton padding, fr. MF bombace, fr. ML bombac-, bombax cotton, alter. of L bombyc-, bombyx silkworm, silk, fr. Gk bombyk-, bombyx] (1589): pretentious inflated speech or writing

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