mid-victorian

1 of 2

adjective

often capitalized M & usually capitalized V

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle period of the reign (1837–1901) of Queen Victoria

mid-Victorian furniture

2

a

: like one of the mid-Victorian period

has a mid-Victorian taste in art

b

: old-fashioned, antiquated

your attitude is mid-Victorian

mid-victorian

2 of 2

noun

"

often capitalized M & capitalized V

1

: one belonging to the mid-Victorian period

2

: one having the moral or aesthetic standards characteristic or supposedly characteristic of the mid-Victorian period

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

mid entry 3 + Victorian

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