"bombast : (archaic) Cotton, or cotton wool. (archaic) Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used..."

“bombast : (archaic) Cotton, or cotton wool.
(archaic) Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
(figuratively) High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.”

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