Meanings of serried phalanx in English

Few, however maddened by suffering, openly defy the serried phalanx of the world.

The farmers formed a serried phalanx against Free Trade; it was useless to incur the expense of a poll.

Thus a serried phalanx, as it were, of spears stood ever on guard to protect the precious inner structure.

Ready to scoff and disparage, jealous and niggardly, marrying only among themselves, the families formed a serried phalanx to keep out intruders.

The impetuous chivalry of France, the serried phalanx of Switzerland, were alike found wanting when brought face to face with the Spanish infantry.

Great Britain, the Netherlands, and the united princes of Germany seemed a solid and serried phalanx of Protestantism, to break through which should be hopeless.