Victoriana
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Victoriana
First recorded in 1945–50; Victori(an) + -ana
Example Sentences
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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
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