Proud definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PROUD, a. 1. Having inordinate self-esteem; possessing a high or ... excellence, either of body or mind. A man may be proud of his person, of his talents,of his accomplishments or of his achievements. He may be proud of any thing to which he bears some relation. He may be proud of his country, his government, his equipage, or of whatever ... association, gratify his esteem of himself. He may even be proud of his religion or of his church. He conceives ...
proud flesh definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... an excessive growth of granulation tissue Webster's 1913 Dictionary Proud Proud, a. [Compar. Prouder; superl. Proudest.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel ... arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous. Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek. --Milton. O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty ! --Shak. And shades impervious ...
Purse-proud definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PURSE-PROUD, a. Proud of wealth; puffed up with the possession of money or riches. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1681 proud because of one's wealth especially in the absence of other distinctions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Purse-proud Purse"-proud`, a. Affected with purse pride; puffed up ...
Winter-proud definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Winter-proud Win"ter-proud`, a. Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. --Holland ...
Prouder definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Proud Proud, a. [Compar. Prouder; superl. Proudest.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel ... arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous. Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek. --Milton. O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty ! --Shak. And shades impervious to the proud world's glare. --Keble. (b) Having a feeling of ...
Proudest definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Proud Proud, a. [Compar. Prouder; superl. Proudest.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel ... arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous. Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek. --Milton. O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty ! --Shak. And shades impervious to the proud world's glare. --Keble. (b) Having a feeling of ...
... d with military pride. 7. That of which men are proud; that which excites boasting. I will cut off the pride ... Excitement of the sexual appetite in a female beast. 9. Proud persons. Psalms 36. PRIDE, v.t. With the reciprocal pronoun ... of the deadly sins) [syn: pride, superbia] v 1: be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school ... Middle English, from Old English pry?de, from pr?d proud — more at proud Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being proud: as a. inordinate self-esteem ; conceit b. a reasonable ...
house-proud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1849 chiefly British proud of one's house or housekeeping Collin's Cobuild Dictionary ...
proud of definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: feeling ... satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child" [syn: pleased, proud of]
Tarquin the Proud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: according to ... reigned from 534 to 510 BC) [syn: Tarquin, Tarquin the Proud, Tarquinius, Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus]
PISS-PROUD Definitions 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Having a false ... thought he had an erection, but his--was only piss- proud; said of any old fellow who marries a young wife ...