Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rodomont"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, n. [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.]
A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.
--Sir T. Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, a.
Bragging; vainly boasting.
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