单词 | edwardiana |
释义 | Edwardianan. 1. Matter relating to a school of King Edward VI's foundation, St. Edward's School, Oxford, or King Edward VII School, Sheffield. ΚΠ 1902 S. Edward's Sch. Chron. June 231/2 A very interesting collection of what I may perhaps term ‘Edwardiana’, that is 1st, all printed matter designed for the use of the School. 2. Objects made in the reign of Edward VII, or imitations thereof. ΚΠ 1951 N. Marsh Opening Night iii. 62 There was a tarnished looking-glass, upon the surface of which someone had..painted a number of water-lilies and leaves. Among this growth, as if drowned in Edwardiana, Jacko's and Martyn's faces were reflected. 1961 Times 9 June 15/4 The old wafer-thin genteel affairs..have gone the way of most Edwardiana. 1966 Guardian 1 Dec. 6/5 All sorts of modish Victoriana and Edwardiana including parasols with elaborate handles re-covered to make umbrellas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1902 |
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