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gas´con|ad´er — gas|con|ade «GAS kuh NAYD», noun, verb, ad|ed, ad|ing. –n. extravagant boasting; vainglorious fiction. –v.i. to boast extravagantly. ╂[< French gasconnade < Old French gascon; see etym. under Gascon (Cf. ↑Gascon)] … Useful english dictionary
ade — ade·cid·u·ate; ade·lan·ta·do; ade·lea; ade·lia; ade·lo·chor·da; ade·lo·co·don·ic; ade·lo·mor·phic; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ade·na; car·ron·ade; cot·ton·ade; dec·ade; gin·ger·ade; har·le·quin·ade; har·que·bus·ade; lem·on·ade; lime·ade; mes·ade·nia;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
gas — am·phi·gas·tri·um; am·phi·gas·tru·la; ar·chi·gas·ter; ar·gas; ar·gas·i·dae; as·pi·do·gas·trea; av·gas; chae·to·gas·ter; cha·las·to·gas·tra; clis·to·gas·tra; de·gas; di·strin·gas; dod·gas·ted; en·gas·tri·myth·ic; en·ter·o·gas·trone; ep·i·gas·ter;… … English syllables
gasconade — gas·con·ade … English syllables
gasconade — gas•con•ade [[t]ˌgæs kəˈneɪd[/t]] n. v. ad•ed, ad•ing 1) extravagant boasting; boastful talk 2) to boast extravagantly; bluster • Etymology: 1700–10; < F gasconnade, der. of gasconner to boast, chatter … From formal English to slang
Gasconade — Gas con*ade , n. [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting.] A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gasconade — Gas con*ade , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.] To boast; to brag; to bluster. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gasconaded — Gasconade Gas con*ade , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.] To boast; to brag; to bluster. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gasconading — Gasconade Gas con*ade , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.] To boast; to brag; to bluster. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
