periphrast rare.
(ˈpɛrɪfræst)
[ad. Gr. type *περιϕραστής, agent-n. from περιϕράζειν: see prec.]
One who uses, or renders something by, periphrasis.
| 1879 F. Harrison Choice Bks. (1886) 57 Edward Fitzgerald, the translator or periphrast of Omar Kayyam. |