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Victoriana

[ vik-tawr-ee-an-uh, -ah-nuh, -tohr- ]

plural noun

  1. Victorian art objects, furnishings, bric-a-brac, etc.


Victoriana

/ vɪkˌtɔːrɪˈɑːnə /

plural noun

  1. objects, ornaments, etc, of the Victorian period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Victoriana1

First recorded in 1945–50; Victori(an) + -ana
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Example Sentences

His walls are lined with shelves of well-thumbed books, from his childhood comic collection to reference works on art and anthropology, Victoriana and zoology.

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Waddington knew her Victoriana; she spent years working in a costume house, specializing in archival ladies fashion.

The town has become a magnet for goths who express themselves in extravagant outfits inspired by Victoriana.

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He also struck up an unlikely, but long lasting friendship with the Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman, with whom he shared a passion for both Victoriana and for Cornwall.

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Beds, banquets, staircases and cemeteries swing in and out of view — Victoriana at a gallop and a risk for anyone inclined toward motion sickness.

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