Bombasine
bombazine.
Historical Examples
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., in Nine Volumes, Volume the Second Samuel Johnson
Sinister Street, vol. 2 Compton Mackenzie
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII Robert Kerr
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speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. Obsolete. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding. Obsolete, bombastic. Contemporary Examples VIDEO: What Do Israelis Wish For Iranians? Elisheva Goldberg August 4, 2013 GOP Still Desperate for White Knight Despite Romney’s Michigan, Arizona Wins Michelle Cottle February 28, 2012 Praise ‘Yeezus’: Kanye West’s New […]
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(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. Historical Examples The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield) Robin Hood Paul Creswick The Crow’s Nest Clarence Day, Jr. adj.
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the plant family Bombacaceae, typified by tropical deciduous trees having palmate leaves, large and often showy solitary or clustered flowers, and dry fruit with a woolly pulp, and including the baobab and silk-cotton tree.
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a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea. a former state in W India: divided in 1960 into the Gujarat and Maharashtra states. a state in W central India. 118,903 sq. mi. (307,959 sq. km). Capital: Bombay. Contemporary Examples The Political Passion of Robin Williams, From Reagan-Bashing to […]