Definition of: Della-Cruscan

(del′ə·krus′kən) adjective
Relating to or resembling the Accademia della Crusca (literally, the Academy of Chaff, from its object of sifting or purifying the Italian language) established at Florence in 1582.
—noun
1. A member of the Accademia della Crusca.
2. Any of the Della–Cruscan school of 18th century English poets living in Florence, whose affected style and extravagant praises of each other exposed them to public ridicule.