Della Cruscan

 
Pronunciation: /ˌdɛlə ˈkrʌsk(ə)n/

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a late 18th-century school of English poets with an artificial style modelled on that of purist Italian writers.

noun

  • a Della Cruscan poet.

Origin:

named after the Academy della Crusca in Florence (from Italian della Crusca 'of the bran', with reference to ‘sifting’ of the language)