/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 ]
/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 . 2012