See BASILIDIANS

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

By some authorities the name is given as that of one of the horses of Aurora.

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 “See BASILIDIANS” mean?

By some authorities the name is given as that of one of the horses of Aurora.

Is “See BASILIDIANS” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.