‖ bavardage
(bavarˈdaʒ)
[Fr., f. bavard-er to chatter, f. bavard talkative, f. bave saliva, drivel.]
Idle talk, prattle, chattering.
| 1835 Lytton Rienzi ii. v. 133 Replying only by monosyllables to the gay bavardage of the Knight. 1882 Q. Rev., Jacobin Conq. 152 They were browbeat, contradicted, told to cease their bavardage. |