Edwardianadj.n.

1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. ii. 65 A style..transcendent in the combination of grace and majesty—the style of Edwardian England.

1884 Athenæum 16 Aug. 216/2 A..splendid specimen of the concentric type of shell keeps typical of the Edwardian period.

1879 Dublin Rev. Jan. 92 He [sc. R. Edgeworth] had also denounced..the pulling down of altars and the Edwardian communion service.

1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 748 The Edwardian reformers compiled the First Book of Edward.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 2/2 That the Edwardian age is more placidly disposed towards such a threat [viz. ‘your beer will cost you more’] than the times of the King's great-grandfather, George III.

1909 M. Beerbohm Yet Again 199 Let special suburbs be founded for Edvardian buildings.

1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson ii. 10 Miss Dobson now, in the midst of the Edvardian Era, was the toast of two hemispheres.

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 462/1 He sleeked his Edwardian moustache.

1927 M. Sadleir Trollope: Comm. 3 To the critical eye of Edwardian and Georgian enlightenment the mid-Victorians have appeared smug and hypocritical and selfish.

1930 Birmingham Post 24 Apr. 15/2 Most Edwardian little girls enjoyed a foretaste of the permanent wave—but without the permanence—suffering the infliction of tightly-twisted ‘curl rags’ at night.

1968 Woman's Own 28 Sept. 28/1 Can you tell me what is the difference between a veteran car and a vintage car? A veteran is a car built before 1905 and a vintage car is one manufactured between the beginning of 1919 and the end of 1930. The period in between is covered by the category ‘Edwardian car’.

1934 D. C. Calthrop Eng. Dress v. 108 Let our pious prayer be that we shall not see our men and women in Edwardian clothes with a few exceptions, and those..are the grey frock coat and top hat and white waistcoat.

1954 ‘N. Blake’ Whisper in Gloom i. iv. 55 A..young man, in Norfolk jacket and tight Edwardian trousers.

1959 Catholic Times 23 Oct. 11/1 Any boy turning up in ‘this exaggerated form of Edwardian-style dress’ will be sent home.

1873 S. Edward's Sch. Chron. Apr. 15/2 Then with a kick S. Edward's chief raises the ball on high; And above their adversaries' heads the Edwardians see it fly.

1875 S. Edward's Sch. Chron. July 154/2 The captain of the Old Edvardians.

1920 Serv. Rec. K. Edw. Sch., B'ham p. vii [His] unrivalled knowledge and memory of Old Edwardians.

1933 Birmingham Post 16 Feb. 6/3 (heading) Distinction for an Old Edwardian.

1967 King Edward VII School (Sheffield) Mag. Spring 352 The Headmaster opened his report by expressing gratitude to..the Old Edwardians.

1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Sept. 617/2 Beguiled to sleep towards the end of last century..and suddenly awoken in a world of earnest Edwardians.

1929 S. Aumonier Ups & Downs 147 He was an Edwardian of Edwardians..surprisingly gracious, tactful and charming.

1930 V. Sackville-West Edwardians (title) The Edwardians.

1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 238 They were splendid cars with the beautiful balance and road-holding of the best Edwardians.

1954 Newsweek 17 May 47/1 They are the Edwardians—the dead-end kids of London. The Edwardians take their name from the costume that is, with variations, their uniform... Tightly buttoned, knee-length ‘Milord’ coat with soft, black-velvet collar; double-breasted, pearl-gray waistcoat; and tight, drainpipe trousers.