Victorian
WordNet
adjective
(1) Typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria
(2) Exaggeratedly proper
"My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
(3) Of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
"Victorian morals"
noun
(4) A person who lived during the reign of Victoria
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Of, or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or of that period
- Of, or displaying the supposed standards or ideals of morality of that period
- Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period
- Of, or relating to the state of Victoria in Australia
Noun
- A person living, or born in that period, or exhibiting characteristics of the Victorian period.
- 2008 May 29 – June 4, Aimee Levitt, "Mind Your Manners", Riverfront Times, page 20,
- It was not until the late 1800s when older members of New York society... devised a daunting system of social rules — not to mention silverware — meant to repel anyone of humble origins... . It was the Victorians who gave us such useful implements as the strawberry knife.
- 2008 May 29 – June 4, Aimee Levitt, "Mind Your Manners", Riverfront Times, page 20,