Category: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.