单词 | victoria |
释义 | victorian.1 1. The word employed as a shout of triumph. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > shout of triumph [interjection] io paean1592 victory1595 vae victis1612 victoria1639 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [interjection] > expression of triumph ahaa1400 victory1595 victoria1639 huzza1682 hurrah1716 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > of exultation or encouragement victory1595 victoria1639 oyee1980 fighting2002 1639 J. Ford Ladies Triall ii. sig. D Steale her away: and to her Cast caps, and cry Victoria. 1673 J. Dryden Assignation iv. iv. 52 Victoria, Victoria, he loves you, Madam. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 284 The judicious reader..may easily rout those Troops, which began too soon to cry victoria, and thought..but of dividing the spoil. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxi ‘There go the rest of them! Victoria!’ shouted Cary, as..every Spaniard set all the sail he could. 1861 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem III. clxi. 175 The opposite party at the same time made simpletons of themselves by throwing up their caps and crying ‘victoria’. 2. (With capital initial.) A figure of the goddess Victory. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [noun] > statue > of gods or goddesses Venusa1568 Herma1579 Priapus1579 mercury1586 Vulcan1638 victoriaa1684 mercury's statue1684 pantheum1706 signum pantheum1706 xoanon1706 Hermes1728 Minerva1802 Nike1850 Trimurti1877 hermetic- a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 399 The stamp of the Roman denarius varied,..if with a victoria so nam'd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). Victorian.2 1. a. A light, low, four-wheeled carriage having a collapsible hood, with seats (usually) for two persons and an elevated seat in front for the driver. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage > with hood calash1666 cabriole1756 cabriolet1760 shandrydan1820 chariotee1825 Victoria1870 1844 Art Union Jrnl. 6 238 A calèche..which the French have named after Queen Victoria.] 1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Aug. 11 I have taken a victoria and driven to the Porte Maillot to watch the engineers fell the trees in the Bois de Boulogne. 1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid II. ii. 64 A victoria is the prettiest carriage a lady can possible drive in. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 May 3/2 We are threatened with an inundation of new cabs and victorias for the coming season. b. A sovereign minted in the reign of Queen Victoria. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of twenty shillings goldfinch1602 Harry sovereign1615 piece1631 jingle-boya1640 yellow boy1654 quid1661 marigold1663 broad-piece1678 pound piecea1715 gold penny1736 sovereign1817 dragon1827 sov1829 chip?1836 couter1846 thick 'un1848 monarch1851 James1858 skiv1858 Victoria1870 goblin1887 red one1890 Jimmy1899 quidlet1902 Jimmy O'Goblin1931 pound coin1931 1870 E. G. E. Ward Jrnl. 9 Nov. in D. P. Carew Many Years, Many Girls (1967) i. 35 Let a packet of the bright, solid, sell-milled ‘Victorias’ reach you, and see if you do not deem them ‘golden angels’! 1958 J. Lodwick Bid Soldiers Shoot vi. 166 I was given a slice of..Italian pecorino cheese, some maps, and five gold sovereigns, two of them Victorias. 2. Botany. A gigantic species of water-lily, Victoria regia, indigenous to South America. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies edockec1000 water rose?a1300 mead-flower?a1350 water beanc1400 water coltsfoot14.. nenuphar?a1425 water lily?a1425 lotec1487 lotusc1487 nymphaea1543 water-can1622 can-dock1661 lotus flower1710 pond lily1748 Indian lotus1797 padma1799 Nuphar1822 beaver-root1832 splatterdock1832 frog-lily1845 brandy-bottle1846 Victoria1846 water nymph1848 lotus lily1857 cow-lily1862 pool lily1902 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 411 Floating plants..on the continent of South America..are represented by Victoria... Victoria, the most gigantic and beautiful of water plants, is..called Water Maize in South America. 1852 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 142 289 The specimen of Victoria which flowered in the Gardens of the Royal Botanic Society. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1215 The Victoria..has delighted..thousands, by the size of its leaves and the beauty and fragrance of its flowers. 3. Astronomy. One of the minor planets, discovered by Hind in 1850. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > minor planet or asteroid > [noun] > specific Vesta1807 Juno1834 Victoria1851 psyche1852 Urania1855 iris1858 Sappho1864 Clio1867 Euterpe1867 Virginia1868 Eros1900 Trojan1918 Amor1932 1851 J. R. Hind Solar Syst. 91 The name selected for the twelfth member [of the extra-zodiacal group] is Victoria. 1851 J. R. Hind Solar Syst. 92 The discovery of Victoria..was quickly followed by that of another small planetary body. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. 328. 4. a. A variety of domestic pigeon. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > other types porcelainc1530 turn-pate1611 light horseman1661 runt1661 smiter1668 helmet1676 mammet1678 Cortbeck1688 turbit1688 turner1688 dragoon1725 finicking1725 Leghorn1725 nun1725 owl1725 petit1725 trumpeter1725 horseman1735 Mahomet1735 barbel1736 turn-tail1736 frill-back1765 blue rock1825 beard1826 ice pigeon1829 toy1831 black1839 skinnum1839 splash1851 whole-feather1851 spangle1854 swallow1854 shield1855 stork pigeon1855 Swabian1855 yellow1855 archangel1867 dragon1867 starling1867 magpie1868 smerle1869 bluette1870 cumulet1876 oriental1876 spot fairy1876 turbiteen1876 blondinette1879 hyacinth1879 Modena pigeon1879 silver-dun1879 silverette1879 silver-mealy1879 swift pigeon1879 Victoria1879 visor1879 ice1881 swallow pigeon1881 velvet fairy1881 priesta1889 frill1890 1879 L. Wright Pract. Pigeon Keeper 208 Victorias are simply Hyacinths of a lighter shade. 1881 J. C. Lyell Fancy Pigeons 97 These varieties.. have been promiscuously named Hyacinths, Victorias and Porcelains in our pigeon literature. b. Victoria crowned pigeon n. (also Victoria crown pigeon) a queen's pigeon (queen n. Compounds 3b). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > genus Goura crowned pigeon1779 crown pigeon1822 Goura1855 Victoria crowned pigeonc1882 ground-pigeon1885 c1882 Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 127. 5. A variety of plum characterized by its luscious flavour and rich red colour. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > plum > other types of white plumc1330 bullacea1375 myxe?1440 prunelloa1450 bullace-fruit1530 horse plum1530 plum1530 wheat-plum1538 wheaten plum1542 choke-plum1556 pear plum1573 finger plum1577 scad1577 skeg1601 merchant1602 bullace-plum1608 malacadonian1608 prune plum1613 date plum1626 mussel plum1626 amber plum1629 black plum1629 primordian1629 queen mother1629 winter crack1629 myrobalan1630 Christian1651 Monsieur's plum1658 cinnamon-plum1664 date1664 primordial1664 Orleans1674 mirabelle1706 myrobalan plum1708 Mogul1718 mussel1718 Chickasaw plum1760 blue gage1764 magnum bonum1764 golden drop1772 beach-plum1785 sweet plum1796 winesour1836 wild plum1838 quetsch1839 egg-plum1859 Victoria1860 cherry plum1866 bladder-plum1869 prune1872 sour plum1874 Carlsbad plum1885 horse-jug1886 French plum1939 1860 R. Hogg Fruit Man. 256 Denyer's Victoria... Skin bright red on the side next the sun, but pale red on the shaded side. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) 364 He arranges his..plums in his shop window. He may tell me a magnum bonum from a Victoria. 1883 19th Cent. Nov. 870 Some sixteen years ago..I planted two Victoria plums. 1883 19th Cent. Nov. 870 A Victoria plum tree. 6. A kind of woollen dress material. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > for clothing puke1465 russel1488 capping-woollen1555 wadmalc1682 forest-cloth1769 vadmal1851 Petersham cloth1853 Victoria1891 1891 Times 26 Oct. 4/2 The parcels of miscellaneous goods..have consisted of blue victorias, meltons in all colours, brown venetians. CompoundsGeneral attributive. C1. Victoria Cross n. a British military and naval decoration bestowed for conspicuous bravery in battle. (Abbreviated V.C.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders Order of St Michael1530 Legion of Honour1802 clasp1813 Iron Cross1813 medal1813 star1844 Victoria Cross1856 V.C.1859 Medal of Honour1861 bar1864 yellow jacket1864 V.D.1901 Croix de Guerre1915 Military Cross1915 C.G.M.1916 Military Medal1916 pip1917 M.M.1918 purple heart1918 Maconochie Cross1919 Maconochie Medal1919 wound-stripe1919 T.D.1924 rooty gong1925 Silver Star1932 Ritterkreuz1940 Africa Star1943 ruptured duck1945 Spam medal1945 screaming eagle1946 1856 Royal Warrant in London Gaz. 5 Feb. 410/2 The distinction shall be styled and designated ‘The Victoria Cross’, and shall consist of a Maltese Cross of Bronze, with Our Royal Crest in the centre, and underneath which an escroll bearing this inscription ‘For Valour’. 1863 R. Chambers Bk. of Days I. 319/1 The 1st of March 1857, is one among many days associated with the bestowal of the Victoria Cross upon heroic soldiers and sailors. Victoria Day n. the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, May 24 (also called Empire Day); (spec. in Canada) a public holiday falling on the Monday immediately preceding 25 May.ⓘThe holiday is now the official birthday of Canada's sovereign, and is sometimes informally viewed as the start of summer: see quot. 1988. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > anniversary of specific things Gunpowder day1613 regnal day1877 Columbus Day1892 diamond jubilee1897 Victoria Day1901 Gallipoli Day1915 Sadie Hawkins1938 1901 Scotsman 28 Feb. 7/4 A bill was introduced in the Canadian parliament to make Victoria day—May 24th—a permanent public holiday throughout Canada. 1988 M. Cohen Living on Water 92 From Victoria Day until Labour Day she wore the same blue print dress to work. 2015 Maclean's (Toronto) 13 July 30 (caption) Canada is the only country in the world to observe Victoria Day and the May ‘two-four’ weekend. Victoria sandwich n. a sponge cake consisting of two layers of sponge sandwiched together with a jam filling. (The ingredients and style of presentation have not always been the same since the mid-19th century.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > sponge-cake Savoy cake?1750 sponge cake1808 muffin1835 Madeira cake1845 Victoria sandwich1861 angels' food1865 marble cake1871 sponge1877 angel cake1878 angel food cake1878 layer cake1882 sponge sandwich1884 Lady Baltimore cake1889 sand cake1892 sandwich cake1911 Victoria sponge1934 red velvet1951 1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxix. 751 Victoria Sandwiches... Spread one half of the cake with a layer of nice preserve, place over it the other half. 1902 Little Folks LV. 448/2 Auntie Kate told her cook to make some cakes,..some little cakes,..and some Victoria sandwich. 1976 Burnham-on-Sea Gaz. 20 Apr. Victoria sandwich. Victoria sponge n. (also Victoria sponge sandwich) = Victoria sandwich n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > sponge-cake Savoy cake?1750 sponge cake1808 muffin1835 Madeira cake1845 Victoria sandwich1861 angels' food1865 marble cake1871 sponge1877 angel cake1878 angel food cake1878 layer cake1882 sponge sandwich1884 Lady Baltimore cake1889 sand cake1892 sandwich cake1911 Victoria sponge1934 red velvet1951 1934 Woman's Jrnl. Home Cookery 150 (heading) Victoria sponge with grated pineapple. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 701/2 Victoria sponge sandwich, a sponge made with fat, which enables it to keep moist longer than the fatless type. 1980 D. Clark Poacher's Bag v. 121 He..was..handing round wedges of Victoria sponge. C2. Miscellaneous (see quots.). Victoria black n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > black letter or Gothic > types of German text1658 secretary1770 lettre bâtarde1822 bastarda1840 Old English1849 Victoria black1888 Fraktur1904 Schwabacher1922 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 152 Victoria black, a fancy black-letter character. Victoria blue n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > blue colouring matter > [noun] > blue pigment > specific azurec1374 lapis lazulia1425 litmusc1503 verditer1505 florey1527 bice1548 smalt1558 smalts1591 smalt1598 ultramarine1598 litmus blue1612 verditer1665 ultramarine blue (or colour)1686 blue sublimate1700 Prussian blue1724 terre bleue1728 starch blue1742 king's blue1778 verditel1778 Antwerp brown1787 Berlin blue1794 lacmus1794 Antwerp blue1795 French blue1802 lapis1811 Waterloo blue1815 Waterloo1823 cobalt1835 Thénard's blue1837 iron blue1839 turnsole1839 permanent blue1863 opal blue1880 Haarlem blue1885 cyanine blue1886 cerulean blue1889 Victoria blue1890 Milori blue1899 Prussian1911 Windsor blue1912 gentianine1927 Monastral1936 Alcian Blue1947 1890 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis x. 315 Staining with alcoholic solution of Victoria-blue. 1891 Cent. Dict. Victoria blue. 1895 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. IX. 429 Victoria Blue..is a brilliant and useful nuclear stain. Victoria Court n. ΚΠ 1847 J. R. McCulloch Descr. & Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 3) II. iv. vi. 220 The principal sheriff..visiting the county..for the purpose of holding statutory, registration, and small debt, commonly called Victoria Courts. Victoria crape n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > in imitation of other fabric or material cambric1530 nettle-cloth1858 Victoria crape1877 leatheroid1882 flannelette1887 1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 553/1 A very successful imitation of real crape is made in Manchester of cotton yarn, and sold under the name of Victoria crape. Victoria frilling n. ΚΠ 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 515/1 Victoria frilling,..a description of cotton cambric Frilling. Victoria green n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > green colouring matter > [noun] > pigment or dye > other pigments vert1481 verditer1505 green bice1548 sap1572 sap-green1578 terre-verte1658 verditer1665 ultramarine blue (or colour)1686 emerald1712 Prussian green1738 Saxon green1753 verditel1778 Brunswick green1790 mountain green1822 Vienna green1825 bladder-green1830 Verona green1835 mitis green1839 Paris green1847 Hooker's green1860 Guignet's green1862 emerald green1879 silk green1880 viridian1882 Cassel green1885 Milori green1885 Victoria green1890 Montpellier green1930 cadmium green1934 guaco1936 Monastral1936 1890 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Victoria green. 1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting ii. 117 Victoria green, a potter's pigment, introduced by William Burton, but unfortunately not current, though it is absolutely permanent. 1977 Harrison Mayer Ltd. Catal. 38/1 Body slip and glaze stains..colour..Victoria Green. Victoria lawn n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for lining or stiffening catgut1731 foundation-muslin1858 trunk-lining1876 Victoria lawn1882 Vilene1954 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 515/1 Victoria lawn,..a description of muslin..employed as a lining for skirts of dresses. Victoria tartan n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > tartan > types of Royal Stewart1822 Victoria tartan1851 hunting tartan1855 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 495 Cloakings:—Frazer tartan,..Victoria [tartan], Royal Stewart, Forbes, and Gordon. Victoria velvet n. ΚΠ 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 491/1 Silk and worsted and cotton and worsted Victoria velvet damasks. 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