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Webster 1913 Edition
Rodomont
Rod′o-mont
,Noun.
[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
, Noun.
A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.
Sir T. Herbert.
Rod′o-mont
,Adj.
Bragging; vainly boasting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rodomont
ROD'OMONT
,Noun.
A vain boaster.
ROD'OMONT
,Adj.