noun one who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language;
applied ·esp. to a class of writers, in the age of elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
noun one who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language;
applied ·esp. to a class of writers, in the age of elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012