periphrases
- plural of periphrasis.
Example Sentences
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All who have even a slight acquaintance with sagas know the extraordinary periphrases for common objects, for men and maidens, for ships and swords, that bestrew them.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George
His allusions and learned periphrases elucidate nothing; they put an idle labour on the reader who understands them, and extort from baffled ignorance, at which, perhaps, they are more especially aimed, a foolish admiration.
From Style by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
The dates of certain papers complete the discreet periphrases of Bonnœil.
From The House of the Combrays by Le Notre, G., [pseud.]
In ordinary conversation do not seek periphrases, subtleties, or figures of speech.
From George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway by Conway, Moncure Daniel
He abounded in periphrases colored like sacred prints....
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
