Ercles vein

noun

Er·​cles vein

ˈərˌklēz-

: a rousing somewhat bombastic manner of public speaking or writing

could not write in the Ercles vein if he would, and he had chosen to give his inaugural address an agreeably quiet tone

—Nation

Word History

Etymology

Ercles, alteration of Hercules, ancient Greco-Roman hero, from Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs

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