Last Words
Preserved but no longer current.
See DYING SAYINGS. La Tene (la tan), or The Shallows is a site at the eastern end of the Lake of Neuchatel, Switzerland, where extensive remains of the Second Iron Age have been found. It was discovered when the level of the lake was lowered, and a number of weapons, ornaments, B.D.
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 “Last Words” mean?
See DYING SAYINGS. La Tene (la tan), or The Shallows is a site at the eastern end of the Lake of Neuchatel, Switzerland, where extensive remains of the Second Iron Age have been found. It was discovered when the level of the lake was lowered, and a number of weapons, ornaments, B.D.
Is “Last Words” formal or informal?
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