Like St
Preserved but no longer current.
Margaret, she is accompanied by a dragon bound, for she is said to have destroyed one that ravaged the neighbourhood of Marseilles, but she has not the palm and crown of martyrdom. She is commemorated on July 29th, and is patron of Tarascon.
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 “Like St” mean?
Margaret, she is accompanied by a dragon bound, for she is said to have destroyed one that ravaged the neighbourhood of Marseilles, but she has not the palm and crown of martyrdom. She is commemorated on July 29th, and is patron of Tarascon.
Is “Like St” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.