ppl. a. Obs. rare–1. [f. F. bravache ‘a Swaggerer, Swash-buckler’ (Cotgr.), ad. It. bravaccio bully (f. brav-o + -accio, pejorative suffix) + -ING2.] Boasting, swaggering.
1652. Urquhart, Jewel, Wks. (1834), 255. Which he did do with such a hight of spirit, and in such a lofty and bravashing humour, that, [etc.].
