PURPLE PASSAGE


Meaning of PURPLE PASSAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: translation of Latin pannus purpureus purple patch; from the traditional splendor of purple cloth as contrasted with plainer materials

Date: 1895

1. : a passage conspicuous for brilliance or effectiveness in a work that is dull, commonplace, or uninspired

2. chiefly British : a piece of obtrusively ornate writing — called also purple patch

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.