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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Victoriana¹

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

Example Sentences

Chiang’s storytelling is rooted in age-old tropes and references — the Old Testament, golems, Victoriana, high school algebra.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC