mid-Victorian
[mid-vik-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-]
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adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
noun
a person, as a writer, belonging to the mid-Victorian time.
a person of mid-Victorian tastes, standards, ideas, etc.
Origin of mid-Victorian
First recorded in 1900–05
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Historical Examples of mid-victorian
The very sight of the Mid-Victorian furniture gave him confidence.
The Strange Case of Mortimer FenleyLouis Tracy
They were square, capable shoulders, with no mid-Victorian droop about them.
The Trail of the HawkSinclair Lewis
In the mid-Victorian red plush of his club, too, he is comfortable.
The Merry-Go-RoundCarl Van Vechten
“Your style always was distinctly mid-Victorian,” Jimmie murmured.
Turn About EleanorEthel M. Kelley
Specimen of mid-Victorian abode—entrance, one shilling, with catalogue.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.John Galsworthy
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