English Explanatory Dictionary

purple patch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.
  2. An ornate or elaborate section of a written work; a patch of purple prose.

Word forms

purple patch purple patches

Etymology

Calque from Latin, see purple prose.

Related words

purple passage purple prose
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