'Della Crusca' definitions:

Definition of 'Della Crusca'

From: GCIDE
  • Della Crusca \Del"la Crus"ca\ A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conserving the purity of the Italian language. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The Accademia della Crusca (literally, academy of the bran or chaff) was so called in allusion to its chief object of bolting or purifying the national language. [1913 Webster]