Epitaph on W
Preserved but no longer current.
S. Gilbert by "Anthony Hope" Hawkins. Epoch (e' pok) (Gr., a stoppage, pause). A definite point of time; also the period that dates from such, the sequence of events that spring from it. The word is used with much the same sense as "era"; we speak of both the "Epoch" and the "Era'* of the Reformation, for instance.
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 “Epitaph on W” mean?
S. Gilbert by "Anthony Hope" Hawkins. Epoch (e' pok) (Gr., a stoppage, pause). A definite point of time; also the period that dates from such, the sequence of events that spring from it. The word is used with much the same sense as "era"; we speak of both the "Epoch" and the "Era'* of the Reformation, for instance.
Is “Epitaph on W” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.