VICTORIAN

Victorian

(adjective) typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria

priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian

(adjective) exaggeratedly proper; “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn’t approve of my miniskirts”

Victorian

(adjective) of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled; “Victorian morals”

Victorian

(noun) a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Vic*to"ri*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets. Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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