Victorianan.

Brit.

/vɪkˌtɔːrɪˈɑːnə/, U.S.

/vɪkˌtɔriˈɑnə/

Etymology: < Victorian adj.²: see -iana suffix.

1. Matters relating to the Victorian period; attitudes characteristic of that time.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > Victorian era > Victorian attitudes or style

Victorianism1905

Victoriana1918

1918 E. Pound in Future Oct. 265/1 For most of us, the odour of defunct Victoriana is so unpleasant..that we are content to leave the past where we find it.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 326/2 This book—Victoriana. A symposium of Victorian Wisdom.

1960 Time 8 Jan. 13/5 I think Shakespearian production is bogged down in a mire of Victoriana in this country.

1961 Guardian 21 Apr. 6/3 She provides many interesting domestic details for students of Victoriana.

1977 S. Wales Echo 18 Jan. Mr. Litterick added: ‘He was talking straight Victoriana. That statement is straight out of Queen Victoria's age—it is arrogance.’

2. Objects, as furniture, ornaments, etc., made in the Victorian period; also, buildings or architecture of that era.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > Victorian era > Victorian objects

early Victorian1871

Victoriana1940

1940 Illustr. London News 11 May 640 (caption) The latest vogue in ‘Victoriana’. Glass paper-weights to be sold at Sotheby's.

1947 N. Marsh Final Curtain xiii. 197 The terrifying Victoriana within.

1958 Listener 12 June 973/1 Victoriana is now the fashion in furniture and house decoration.

1958 Observer 14 Dec. 9/2 Betjeman belongs to that eccentric group of people..whose names have become adjectives. Betjeman country, Betjeman houses, and Betjeman streets seem to have changed from gloomy Victoriana into charming antiquities since he started writing about them.

1959 M. Bradbury Eating People is Wrong i. 22 He found himself getting more and more a Betjemanesque frisson from Victoriana.

1968 Canad. Antiques Collector July 20/1 Whether the taste be for pine, Sheraton mahogany, or Victoriana, a lovely bouquet can be arranged to enhance antiques.

1978 Lancs. Life Mar. 71/1 There was one notable omission—namely, that of the dear old Princes Theatre. This was, prior to modernisation in 1932, a perfect specimen of Victoriana.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	victoriana
释义	Victorianan. Brit. /vɪkˌtɔːrɪˈɑːnə/, U.S. /vɪkˌtɔriˈɑnə/ Etymology: < Victorian adj.²: see -iana suffix. 1. Matters relating to the Victorian period; attitudes characteristic of that time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > Victorian era > Victorian attitudes or style Victorianism1905 Victoriana1918 1918 E. Pound in Future Oct. 265/1 For most of us, the odour of defunct Victoriana is so unpleasant..that we are content to leave the past where we find it. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 326/2 This book—Victoriana. A symposium of Victorian Wisdom. 1960 Time 8 Jan. 13/5 I think Shakespearian production is bogged down in a mire of Victoriana in this country. 1961 Guardian 21 Apr. 6/3 She provides many interesting domestic details for students of Victoriana. 1977 S. Wales Echo 18 Jan. Mr. Litterick added: ‘He was talking straight Victoriana. That statement is straight out of Queen Victoria's age—it is arrogance.’ 2. Objects, as furniture, ornaments, etc., made in the Victorian period; also, buildings or architecture of that era. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > Victorian era > Victorian objects early Victorian1871 Victoriana1940 1940 Illustr. London News 11 May 640 (caption) The latest vogue in ‘Victoriana’. Glass paper-weights to be sold at Sotheby's. 1947 N. Marsh Final Curtain xiii. 197 The terrifying Victoriana within. 1958 Listener 12 June 973/1 Victoriana is now the fashion in furniture and house decoration. 1958 Observer 14 Dec. 9/2 Betjeman belongs to that eccentric group of people..whose names have become adjectives. Betjeman country, Betjeman houses, and Betjeman streets seem to have changed from gloomy Victoriana into charming antiquities since he started writing about them. 1959 M. Bradbury Eating People is Wrong i. 22 He found himself getting more and more a Betjemanesque frisson from Victoriana. 1968 Canad. Antiques Collector July 20/1 Whether the taste be for pine, Sheraton mahogany, or Victoriana, a lovely bouquet can be arranged to enhance antiques. 1978 Lancs. Life Mar. 71/1 There was one notable omission—namely, that of the dear old Princes Theatre. This was, prior to modernisation in 1932, a perfect specimen of Victoriana. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1918
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