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单词 edwardian
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Edwardianadj.n.

Brit. /ɛdˈwɔːdɪən/, /ɛdˈwɑːdɪən/, U.S. /ɛdˈwɔrdiən/, /ɛdˈwɑrdiən/
Etymology: formed as Edward n. + -ian suffix.
A. adj.
1. Architecture. Belonging to, or characteristic of, the reigns of the first three Edwards.
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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.
2. Belonging to the reign of Edward VI.
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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.
3. Belonging to or characteristic of the reign of Edward VII.The spelling Edvardian is occasionally found.
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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’.
4. Designating or characteristic of the clothes worn by Edwardians (senses A. 2, A. 3).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > other
smalleOE
lightc1230
round1402
side-necked1430
wanton1489
Spanish1530
tucked1530
lustya1555
civil1582
open-breasted1598
full1601
everlasting1607
sheeten1611
nothinga1616
burly1651
pin-up1677
slouching1691
double-breasted1701
negligée1718
translated1727
uniform1746
undress1777
single-breasted1796
unworn1798
mamalone1799
costumic1801
safeguard1822
Tom and Jerry1830
lightweight1837
fancy dress1844
wrap-1845
hen-skin1846
Mary Stuart1846
well-cut1849
mousquetaire1851
empire1852
costumary1853
solid1859
spring weight1869
Henri II1870
western1881
hard-boiled1882
man-of-war1883
Henley1886
demi-season1890
Gretchen1890
toreador1892
crossover1893
French cut1896
drifty1897
boxy1898
Buster Brown1902
Romney1903
modistic1907
Peter Pan1908
classic1909
Fauntleroy1911
baby doll1912
flared1928
flare1929
tuck-in1929
unpressed1932
Edwardian1934
swingy1937
topless1937
wraparound1937
dressed-down1939
cover-up1942
Sun Yat-sen1942
utility1942
non-utility1948
sudsable1951
off-the-shoulder1953
peasant1953
flareless1954
A-line1955
matador1955
stretch1956
wash-and-wear1959
layered1962
Tom Jones1964
Carnaby Street1965
Action Man1966
Mao-style1967
wear-dated1968
thermal1970
bondage1980
swaggery1980
hoochie1990
mitumba1990
kinderwhore1994
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.
B. n.
1. An alumnus of a school of King Edward VI's or VII's foundation, of St. Edward's School, Oxford, or of King Edward VII School, Sheffield.
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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.
2. A person belonging to the period of Edward VII. Also transferred.
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the world > people > person > [noun] > living in specific era
Elizabethan1859
Jacobean1885
Georgian1891
post-Victorian1914
Edwardian1920
Carolean1927
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.
3. A person wearing clothes of Edwardian style; a ‘Teddy boy’.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing > one who
Court-mantlec1367
Sunday citizen1598
longcoat1603
lettice ruffa1625
silkworma1625
copester1637
short-coat1649
Scotch-sleeve?1706
Evite1713
uniform1786
nude1810
blue-stockinged1818
waistcoateer1825
padder1828
stook of duds1834
bloomer1851
sleeve1851
shirt1860
shirtwaister1900
DJ1926
rat-catcher1928
sweater girl1940
zoot-suiter1942
Edwardian1954
penguin1967
overcoat1969
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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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