nulla linea
Preserved but no longer current.
See No DAY WITHOUT ITS LINE under LINE. Nulli secundus (nttl' I se kfin' diis) (Lat., second to none). The motto of the Coldstream Guards, which regiment is hence sometimes spoken of as the Nulli Secundus Club.
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 “nulla linea” mean?
See No DAY WITHOUT ITS LINE under LINE. Nulli secundus (nttl' I se kfin' diis) (Lat., second to none). The motto of the Coldstream Guards, which regiment is hence sometimes spoken of as the Nulli Secundus Club.
Is “nulla linea” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.