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Webster 1913 Edition
Tirade
Ti-rade′
,Noun.
[F., fr. It.
tirada
, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare
to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear
to redn. See Tear
to rend, and cf. Tire
to tear.] A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
Here he delivers a violent
tirade
against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tirade
TIRA'DE
, n.1.
Formerly in French music, the filling of an interval by the intermediate diatonic notes.2.
In modern usage, a strain or flight; a series of violent declamation. Here he delivers a violent tirade against all persons who profess to know any thing about angels.