Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Tirade (Page: 1512)

Ti*rade" (?), n. [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and cf. Tire to tear.] A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.

Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.

Displaying 1 result(s) from the 1828 edition:

TIRA''DE, n.

1. Formerly in French music, the filling of an interval by the intermediate diatonic notes.

2. In modern usage, a strain or flight; a series of violent declamation.

Here he delivers a violent tirade against all persons who profess to know any thing about angels.