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.
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.
