Descriptive words or phrases (8)
I believe the answer is:
epithets
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">descriptive words or phrases</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for epithets that I've seen before include "Adjectives or adjectival phrases" , "Descriptive words or phrases" , "Words that describe" .)