Victorian

adjective

of or characteristic of the period of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
showing the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England
designating or of a style of architecture, decorations, and furnishings of the 19th cent., characterized by massiveness, flowery carving, and ornate design

noun

a person of the time of Queen Victoria

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