n. [ From Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Spenser's “Faërie Queene.” ]
n. [ See Braggart. ] Boastfulness; act of bragging. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging. See Brag, v. i. ] A boaster. [ 1913 Webster ]
O, I could play the woman with mine eyes,
And braggart with my tongue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Boastful. --
n. One who brags; a boaster. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. braket, bragot, fr. W. bragawd, bragod, fr. brag malt. ] A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Boastingly. [ 1913 Webster ]