Epithet

//__Epithet __//


 * Definition:: **A word or phrase attributed to a person or thing, either in accompaniment or occurring in its place, for which the speaker or writer believes it to be a characteristic quality or attribute


 * Origin:: **from the Greek, meaning //to put on// or //add//


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Definition taken from (Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster Dictionary).


 * Examples ** from text:

1) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" - The use of the word __//**"red-headed"**//__ in the league's name is an example of an //epithet,// because it is a defining characteristic of the league and all of its supposed members.

2) In [|"Hands"] (from //Winesburg, Ohio//) by Sherwood Anderson, the word //__**"Hands"**__// becomes Wing Biddlebaum's //epithet//, as it is the defining characteristic associated with him. [**NB**: This is a more unique, rather than traditional, example of this literary device's use.]

(KK)