from Corydon, name of the beloved of the shepherd Alexis in a Virgil's eclogue; antonomastic use popularized by an essay by André Gide, which has this name as its title.
Definition
Je ne peux croire que la main qui a tracé de si délicats pastels, ait écrit certains filets d'une tenue et d'un esprit douteux, particulièrement celui aux allusions plus ou moins corydonesques.