a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ‘a fleet of ten sail’ (for ships), or ‘a Croesus’ (for a rich man).
a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ‘a fleet of ten sail’ (for ships), or ‘a Croesus’ (for a rich man).