purple patchn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːpl ˌpatʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpərp(ə)l ˌpætʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: purple adj., patch n.¹

Etymology: < purple adj. + patch n.¹, after classical Latin purpureus pannus ( Horace Ars Poetica 15). Compare later purple patchwork n. and purple passage n. at purple adj. and n. Compounds 1b(c).

1. An elaborate or excessively ornate passage in a literary composition; = purple passage n. at purple adj. and n. Compounds 1b(c). Also in extended use in other arts.In early use with appreciative connotations; later chiefly depreciative.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment > ornate passage

flaunt-tant1661

purple patch?1704

squirt1872

purple passage1882

?1704 True Tom Double 29 One Part of the Work should not so far out-shine, as to Obscure and Darken the Other. The Purple Patches he claps upon his Course Style, make it seem much Courser than it is.

1712 S. Dunster tr. Horace Art of Poetry 11 in Satires & Epist. Horace (ed. 2) In an Epick Poem, the beginning is often Pompous and Magnificent, and promises much; the Poet excells in many beautiful Descriptions;..but, like fine Purple Patches in a Garment, they are generally misplac'd.]

1747 J. Upton Crit. Observ. Shakespeare ii. xvi. 230 What tho' a purple patch might here and there appear, is that sufficient reason to make our poet's name father this [sc. Titus Andronicus]?

1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Art of Poetry in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) IV. 238 In weighty introductions, and such as profess to do great things, it generally happens, that one or two purple patches, in order to cut a figure at a distance, are tagg'd to the work.

1800 V. Knox Ess. Moral & Literary III. clxxiii. 318 Yet is there sometimes interwoven a purple patch, as Horace calls it; a fine expression, a truly poetical thought, an harmonious couplet.

1881 Academy 9 Apr. 256/2 A few of the purple patches scattered through the book may serve as a sample of the rest.

1936 C. Lambert Music & Action in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? (1983) iii. 209 I am not speaking now of dramatic, narrative ballets where the purple patches in the choreography must inevitably coincide with the purple patches in the story and music.

1975 V. Cunningham Everywhere spoken Against iii. 84 Arnold's famous purple patch about the last enchantments of the Middle Ages.

2000 Commonweal (Nexis) 25 Feb. 19 His writing stumbles into purple patches..but, on the whole, a satisfying terseness and an unobtrusive local flavor inform the dialogue.

2. A notable or colourful period of time, a person's life, etc.; (now) spec. a run of good luck or success.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > good fortune > course or spell of

run1782

streak1843

purple patch1912

1912 Times 29 Jan. 7 It would doubtless be unreasonable to find fault with newspapers..for devoting all their attention for the past month to the ‘purple patches’ of contemporary Irish history.

1927 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 10 Mar. 13/2 They [sc. crushes] are harmless outlets of natural instincts, harmless purple patches in rather grey lives.

1974 Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 7 July (Sports section) 37/1 Rosewall..hit purple patches during his defeats of Stan Smith and John Newcombe.

2001 Underground Wine Jrnl. Sept. 42/1 France's Rhône Valley has been enjoying a purple patch in recent years that must irk its more stately rivals in Bordeaux and Burgundy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purple patch
释义	purple patchn. Brit. /ˈpəːpl ˌpatʃ/, U.S. /ˈpərp(ə)l ˌpætʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: purple adj., patch n.¹ Etymology: < purple adj. + patch n.¹, after classical Latin purpureus pannus ( Horace Ars Poetica 15). Compare later purple patchwork n. and purple passage n. at purple adj. and n. Compounds 1b(c). 1. An elaborate or excessively ornate passage in a literary composition; = purple passage n. at purple adj. and n. Compounds 1b(c). Also in extended use in other arts.In early use with appreciative connotations; later chiefly depreciative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment > ornate passage flaunt-tant1661 purple patch?1704 squirt1872 purple passage1882 ?1704 True Tom Double 29 One Part of the Work should not so far out-shine, as to Obscure and Darken the Other. The Purple Patches he claps upon his Course Style, make it seem much Courser than it is. 1712 S. Dunster tr. Horace Art of Poetry 11 in Satires & Epist. Horace (ed. 2) In an Epick Poem, the beginning is often Pompous and Magnificent, and promises much; the Poet excells in many beautiful Descriptions;..but, like fine Purple Patches in a Garment, they are generally misplac'd.] 1747 J. Upton Crit. Observ. Shakespeare ii. xvi. 230 What tho' a purple patch might here and there appear, is that sufficient reason to make our poet's name father this [sc. Titus Andronicus]? 1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Art of Poetry in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) IV. 238 In weighty introductions, and such as profess to do great things, it generally happens, that one or two purple patches, in order to cut a figure at a distance, are tagg'd to the work. 1800 V. Knox Ess. Moral & Literary III. clxxiii. 318 Yet is there sometimes interwoven a purple patch, as Horace calls it; a fine expression, a truly poetical thought, an harmonious couplet. 1881 Academy 9 Apr. 256/2 A few of the purple patches scattered through the book may serve as a sample of the rest. 1936 C. Lambert Music & Action in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? (1983) iii. 209 I am not speaking now of dramatic, narrative ballets where the purple patches in the choreography must inevitably coincide with the purple patches in the story and music. 1975 V. Cunningham Everywhere spoken Against iii. 84 Arnold's famous purple patch about the last enchantments of the Middle Ages. 2000 Commonweal (Nexis) 25 Feb. 19 His writing stumbles into purple patches..but, on the whole, a satisfying terseness and an unobtrusive local flavor inform the dialogue. 2. A notable or colourful period of time, a person's life, etc.; (now) spec. a run of good luck or success. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > good fortune > course or spell of run1782 streak1843 purple patch1912 1912 Times 29 Jan. 7 It would doubtless be unreasonable to find fault with newspapers..for devoting all their attention for the past month to the ‘purple patches’ of contemporary Irish history. 1927 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 10 Mar. 13/2 They [sc. crushes] are harmless outlets of natural instincts, harmless purple patches in rather grey lives. 1974 Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 7 July (Sports section) 37/1 Rosewall..hit purple patches during his defeats of Stan Smith and John Newcombe. 2001 Underground Wine Jrnl. Sept. 42/1 France's Rhône Valley has been enjoying a purple patch in recent years that must irk its more stately rivals in Bordeaux and Burgundy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1704
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