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Edˌwardiˈana, n. pl.
[f. Edwardian: see ana suffix.]
1. Matter relating to a school of King Edward VI's foundation, St. Edward's School, Oxford, or King Edward VII School, Sheffield.
1902S. Edward's Sch. Chron. June 231/2 A very interesting collection of what I may perhaps term ‘Edwardiana’, that is 1st, all printed matter designed for the use of the School.
2. Objects made in the reign of Edward VII, or imitations thereof.
1951N. Marsh Opening Night iii. 62 There was a tarnished looking-glass, upon the surface of which someone had..painted a number of water-lilies and leaves. Among this growth, as if drowned in Edwardiana, Jacko's and Martyn's faces were reflected. 1961Times 9 June 15/4 The old wafer-thin genteel affairs..have gone the way of most Edwardiana. 1966Guardian 1 Dec. 6/5 All sorts of modish Victoriana and Edwardiana including parasols with elaborate handles re-covered to make umbrellas. |