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• (dizen)- Archaic to deck out in fine clothes and ornaments; bedizen;
fustian = claptrap = bombast = rant = harangue = screed ~ peroration^ oration
> orator > oratory : valediction > valedictory
• (fustian)- inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking, ( ;
; ); Even in the stage version there is quite too much of rant
and fustian. — The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
• a stout fabric of cotton and flax, ( , , );
• (claptrap)- pretentious but insincere or empty language, (
); Do not be deceived
by newspaper claptrap, madam. — The Inca of Perusalem;
• (bombastic)- speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words,
( ; ); Much of its imagery was bombastic, and far
beyond the conception of a boy of my age. — My Life — Volume 1;
• (rant)- to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or
vehement way; rave, ( );
The demagogue ranted for hours;
• ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation; His postures were sometimes
negligent enough; he had a contempt for rant, and hated show and pomp. —
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon Littleton Waller Tazewell;
• (harangue)- a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered
before a public gathering, ( - ( ) ); Under
the scathing criticism of the opposition the pent-up fury of the original
speaker vented itself into a fiery harangue;
• (screed)- a long discourse or essay, esp. a diatribe, ( ;
; ); I have been much bothered with ear-ache
lately, but if all goes well I will send you a screed by the middle of March. —
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley;
• (peroration)- a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous
language, ( ,
); After this singular peroration, the speaker pauses to see what may
be the effect of his words. — The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea;
• (oration)- a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion;
Mr. Cooke says truly of this oration, that nearly all his leading ideas found
expression in it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson;
• (oratory)- the art of public speaking; This field of occasional oratory was a
new and peculiar one for him. — Select Speeches of Daniel Webster;
• (valediction)- an act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking; It may now be read