diallage Meaning, Definition & Usage

Di*al"la*ge noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. interchange, change, fr. to interchange.
Definitions
  1. (Rhet.) A figure by which arguments are placed in various points of view, and then turned to one point. Smart.
Di"al*lage noun
Etymology
Gr. change, alluding to the change and inequality of luster between the natural joints of the mineral.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A dark green or bronze-colored laminated variety of pyroxene, common in certain igneous rocks.

Webster 1913