BOMBACE

Meaning of BOMBACE in English

( n. )

Cotton; padding.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BOMBACE — (n.) Cotton; padding.
Английский словарь Webster
BOMBACE — noun cotton; padding.
Webster English vocab
BOMBAST — noun Etymology: Middle English ~ cotton padding, from Middle French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombac-, bombax cotton, alteration of Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOMBAST — I. ˈbämˌbast, -baa(ə)st noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Middle French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombac-, bombax cotton, alteration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOMBAST — /bom"bast/ , n. 1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. 2. Obs. cotton or other material used to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOMBAST — noun Etymology: Middle English bombast cotton padding, from Middle French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombac-, bombax cotton, alteration of Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOMBAST — [ 'bɒmbast ] ■ noun high-sounding language with little meaning. Derivatives ~ic bɒm'bastɪk adjective ~ically adverb Origin C16 (denoting cotton …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOMBAST — [bom.bast] n [ME bombast cotton padding, fr. MF bombace, fr. ML bombac-, bombax cotton, alter. of L bombyc-, bombyx silkworm, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOMBAST — / ˈbɒmbæst; NAmE ˈbɑːm-/ noun [ U ] ( formal ) words which sound important but have little meaning, used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOMBASTIC — bom ‧ bas ‧ tic /bɒmˈbæstɪk $ bɑːm-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: bombast 'bombastic language' (16-21 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOMBAST — n. pompous or extravagant language. øøbombastic adj. bombastically adv. [earlier bombace cotton wool f. F f. med.L bombax -acis alt. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOMBAST — n. pompous or extravagant language. bombastic adj. bombastically adv. [ earlier bombace cotton wool f. F f. med.L bombax -acis …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOMBAST — n. pompous or extravagant language. Derivatives: bombastic adj. bombastically adv. Etymology: earlier bombace cotton wool f. F f. med.L bombax …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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