Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Siccis pedibus [with dry feet].

 Sibylline Verses.Sice (1 syl.). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Siccis pedibus [with dry feet].
 
Metaphorically, without notice.   1
        “It may be worth noticing that both Mrs. Shelley and Mr. Rossetti pass over the line siccis pedibus.”—Notes and Queries (26th May, 1893, p. 417).
 


 Sibylline Verses.Sice (1 syl.). 

 
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