purple patchworkn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːpl ˈpatʃwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈpərp(ə)l ˈpætʃˌwərk/

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

Etymology: < purple adj. + patchwork n. Compare earlier purple patch n. and later purple patchery n.

rare.

A purple patch or patches in a work of literary composition; the use of such passages.

ΘΚΠ

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

purple patchwork1756

purple patchery1933

1756 C. Smart tr. Horace II. 379 One or two verses of purple patchwork, that may make a great shew.

1887 Eng. Hist. Rev. 2 572 In reserve of language, exclusion of all that is not history, dislike of purple patchwork and emotional effect, their ways are one.

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

单词	purple patchwork
释义	purple patchworkn. Brit. /ˌpəːpl ˈpatʃwəːk/, U.S. /ˈpərp(ə)l ˈpætʃˌwərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purple adj., patchwork n. Etymology: < purple adj. + patchwork n. Compare earlier purple patch n. and later purple patchery n. rare. A purple patch or patches in a work of literary composition; the use of such passages. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment > ornate composition purple patchwork1756 purple patchery1933 1756 C. Smart tr. Horace II. 379 One or two verses of purple patchwork, that may make a great shew. 1887 Eng. Hist. Rev. 2 572 In reserve of language, exclusion of all that is not history, dislike of purple patchwork and emotional effect, their ways are one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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