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A penitent. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A romantic story in verse; as, the "Romaunt of the Rose." O, hearken, loving hearts and bold, Unto my wild romaunt. Mrs. Browning.

azy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter. One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream. Masson.

One who saunters.

Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. Totten.

One who taunts.

from Taunt, v. Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. Burke.

In a taunting manner.

A woman who taunts.

Same as Trant. [Obs.]

Same as Tranter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.

Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak.

decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag. Pride, which prompts a man to vaunt and overvalue what he is, does incline him to disvalue what he has. Gov. of Tongue.

See Van-courier. [Obs.] Shak.

One who vaunts; a boaster.

Given to vaunting or boasting; vainly ostentatious; boastful; vainglorious.

In a vaunting manner.

A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also vaimure, and vamure.] Camden.

Of. [Obs.] "The name of John a Gaunt." "What time a day is it " Shak. "It's six a clock." B. Jonson.