Europe by Dr
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Linacre, physican to Henry VIII, about 1540. Damiens' Bed of Steel (dam' i enz). Robert Francois Damiens, in 1757, atternpted the life of Louis XV.
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 “Europe by Dr” mean?
Linacre, physican to Henry VIII, about 1540. Damiens' Bed of Steel (dam' i enz). Robert Francois Damiens, in 1757, atternpted the life of Louis XV.
Is “Europe by Dr” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.