SPREAD-EAGLEISM


Meaning of SPREAD-EAGLEISM in English

— spread-eagleist , n.

/spred"ee"geuh liz'euhm/ , n.

boastfulness or bombast, esp. in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving.

[ 1855-60, Amer.; SPREAD-EAGLE + -ISM ]

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