British Museum
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
They represent the combat of the Centaurs and Lapitnae, and that of the Greeks and Amazons.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “British Museum” mean?
They represent the combat of the Centaurs and Lapitnae, and that of the Greeks and Amazons.
Is “British Museum” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.