Edwardian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from the Edwardian era. historical

    "So he began, being an Edwardian, by describing accurately and minutely the sort of house Hilda lived in, and the sort of house she saw from the window. House property was the common ground from which the Edwardians found it easy to proceed to intimacy."

  2. 2
    someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire.

    "If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of the era of Edward VII in England wordnet

Example

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"When Hollywood needs an authentic Victorian dress or Edwardian hat for a new movie, costume designers are likely to head to New York City and go straight to vintage collector Helen Uffner."

Etymology

From Edward + -ian.

Related phrases

british empire

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