[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.
