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   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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   Brag, v. t. To boast of. [Obs.]  Shak.
   
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   Brag, n.
   1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
   
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   Cæsar . . . 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 (), 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, adv. Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.]  Fuller.
   
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