RODOMONT Rod"o*mont, n. Etym: [F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr. Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the "Orlando Furioso" of Ariosto, and the "Orlando Innamorato" of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. It. rodare to roll away (fr. L. rota a wheel) + It. monte a mountain, L. mons. See Rotary, Mount, n.]
Defn: A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio. Sir T.
Herbert.
RODOMONT
Rod"o*mont, a.
Defn: Bragging; vainly boasting.
RODOMONTADE
Rod`o*mon*tade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.]
Defn: Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. Dryden.
RODOMONTADE
Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i.
Defn: To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
RODOMONTADIST
Rod`o*mon*tad"ist, n.
Defn: One who boasts.