purple prose
11purple — [pʉr′pəl] n. [ME purpel < OE (Northumbrian) purpl( e), dissimilated var. of WS purpur( e) < L purpura, purple < Gr porphyra, shellfish yielding purple dye] 1. a dark color that is a blend of red and blue 2. Now Rare a) deep crimson b)… …
12purple passages — purple prose writing that is more complicated and formal than necessary. There are long purple passages which distract the reader from the real point of the argument …
13purple — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)p(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ purples 1) COLOUR Something that is purple is of a reddish blue colour. She wore purple and green silk. ...sinister dark greens and purples. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Purple prose or a purple patch is a piece of writing that… …
14Purple — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Purple (disambiguation). Purple …
15purple — pur|ple1 [ˈpə:pəl US ˈpə:r ] n [U] [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: purpura, from Greek porphyra type of shellfish from which purple coloring was obtained] a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue purple 2 purple2 adj 1.) having a dark… …
16purple — pur•ple [[t]ˈpɜr pəl[/t]] n. adj. pler, plest, 1) any color having components of both red and blue, esp. one deep in tone 2) cloth or clothing of this hue, esp. as formerly worn distinctively by persons of royal or other high rank 3) the office… …
17purple — pur|ple1 [ pɜrpl ] adjective * between red and blue in color. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is purplish or purply. a purple passage or purple prose a piece of writing that is written in a very emotional or complicated …
18purple patch — noun a) A period of excellent performance, where nearly everything seems to go right, work properly, and contrasting with a more general lower level of performance. The England team hit a purple patch just after half time, where they scored 3… …
19purple — O.E. purpul, dissimilation (first recorded in Northumbrian, in Lindisfarne gospel) from purpure purple garment, purpuren purple, from L. purpura purple dyed cloak, purple dye, also shellfish from which purple was made, from Gk. porphyra (Cf. e… …
20prose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, lucid, plain, simple, straightforward ▪ elegant, flowing, lyrical, poetic ▪ …
