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Brag \Brag\, v. t.
To boast of. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Brag \Brag\, n.
1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or
self glorification.
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C[ae]sar . . . made not here his brag
Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." --Shak.
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2. The thing which is boasted of.
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Beauty is Nature's brag. --Milton.
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3. A game at cards similar to bluff. --Chesterfield.
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Brag \Brag\, a. [See {Brag}, v. i.]
Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
[Archaic]
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A brag young fellow. --B. Jonson.
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Brag \Brag\, adv.
Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bragged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bragging}.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F.
braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague
merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the
same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast.
?{95}.]
To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,
in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder;
to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to
brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great
things one intends to do.
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Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak.
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Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk
big.
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