ecphrases
- plural of ekphrasis.
Example Sentences
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There are many "ecphrases" or set descriptions of this kind, and they show a good deal of stock convention.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George
