purple patcheryn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːpl ˈpatʃ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈˌpərp(ə)l ˈpætʃəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purple adj., patchery n.²

Etymology: < purple adj. + patchery n.², after purple patch n. Compare earlier purple patchwork n.

The use of purple patches in literary composition; over-elaborateness or floridness in writing.

ΘΚΠ

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

purple patchwork1756

purple patchery1933

1933 London Mercury Apr. 530 He was not a distinguished, or even a particularly good, writer: his work is often marred by sentimentality and purple patchery.

1941 H. Haycraft Murder for Pleasure x. 216 The old, whipped-up underscoring and ‘purple-patchery’.

1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Apr. 45 The writing itself has flashes of Durrel-lian purple patchery.

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

单词	purple patchery
释义	purple patcheryn. Brit. /ˌpəːpl ˈpatʃ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈˌpərp(ə)l ˈpætʃəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purple adj., patchery n.² Etymology: < purple adj. + patchery n.², after purple patch n. Compare earlier purple patchwork n. The use of purple patches in literary composition; over-elaborateness or floridness in writing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment > ornate composition purple patchwork1756 purple patchery1933 1933 London Mercury Apr. 530 He was not a distinguished, or even a particularly good, writer: his work is often marred by sentimentality and purple patchery. 1941 H. Haycraft Murder for Pleasure x. 216 The old, whipped-up underscoring and ‘purple-patchery’. 1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Apr. 45 The writing itself has flashes of Durrel-lian purple patchery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933
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