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Webster 1913 Edition

Brag

Brag

,
Verb.
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. [GREEK]
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
.
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags
of his substance, not of ornament.
Shakespeare
Syn. – To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.

Brag

,
Verb.
T.
To boast of.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Brag

,
Noun.
1.
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
Cæsar . . . made not here his
brag

Of “came,” and “saw,” and “overcame.”
Shakespeare
2.
The thing which is boasted of.
Beauty is Nature's
brag
.
Milton.
3.
A game at cards similar to bluff.
Chesterfield.

Brag

,
Adj.
[See
Brag
,
Verb.
I.
]
Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
[Archaic]
A
brag
young fellow.
B. Jonson.

Brag

,
adv.
Proudly; boastfully.
[Obs.]
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brag

BRAG

,
Verb.
I.
[Eng. to brag.]
To boast; to display one's actions, merits or advantages ostentatiously; to tell boastful stories; followed by of; as, to brag of a good horse, or of a feat.
To brag on is vulgar; indeed the word itself is become low, and is not to be used in elegant composition.

BRAG

,
Noun.
A boast, or boasting; ostentatious verbal display of one's deeds, or advantages; the thing boasted.
Spenser has used this word as an adverb for proudly.

BRAG

,
Noun.
A game at cards.

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