Talk:basilisk
Latest comment: 9 years ago by -sche in topic RFV discussion: February–March 2015
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Rfv - adjective sense. SemperBlotto (talk) 09:09, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
- I was going to suggest deletion, but then, to my surprise, I found three cites illustrating adjectival usage:
- her gaze became more basilisk in its expression, and her countenance bore some similitude to that of a handsome fiend
- - M. L. O'Byrne – 1884 Ill-won Peerages, Or, An Unhallowed Union - Page 126
- Well, She is so basilisk ; there's no death in her eyes ...
- - 1870 The British drama: illustrated - Volume 4 - Page 997
- He had never seen her quite like this, so basilisk, so frightening
- - Witi Tame Ihimaera – 2004 Whanau II - Page 167
- Will these suffice? (If so, then I'll add then to the entry properly formatted. ) Dbfirs 09:49, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
- Those are sufficient, IMHO. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 12:41, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
- RFV-passed. - -sche (discuss) 17:09, 5 March 2015 (UTC)