epiploce

‖n. [ L., connection, from Gr. &unr_; a plaiting together, fr. &unr_; to plait or braid in; 'epi` upon + &unr_; to twist, plait. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., “He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them.” Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]