单词 | edwardian |
释义 | Edwardianadj.n. A. adj. 1. Architecture. Belonging to, or characteristic of, the reigns of the first three Edwards. ΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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). ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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’. ΘΚΠ 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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