brag
brag is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification. Cæsar . . . made not here his brag Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." Shak.
- 2.The thing which is boasted of. Beauty is Nature's brag. Milton.
- 3.A game at cards similar to bluff. Chesterfield.
- 4.Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Arhaic] A brag young fellow. B. Jonson.
- 5.Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification. Cæsar . . . made not here his brag Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." Shak called?
- What is the thing which is boasted of. Beauty is Nature's brag. Milton called?
- What is a game at cards similar to bluff. Chesterfield called?
- What is brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Arhaic] A brag young fellow. B. Jonson called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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