purple patch

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purple patch

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Also called purple passage a section in a piece of writing characterized by rich, fanciful, or ornate language

2. Slang a period of success, good fortune, etc.

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purple patch purple passage n → brano ornato

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