BOMBAST


Meaning of BOMBAST in English

/bom"bast/ , n.

1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.

2. Obs. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding.

adj.

3. Obs. bombastic.

[ 1560-70; earlier bombace padding bombacem, acc. of bombax; see BOMBAX FAMILY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .