Victorian

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Nielsen said White would only improve by bowling more overs and the Victorian was able to get seven - the longest spell of his career - in yesterday's win in the second one-dayer.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or belonging to the period of the reign of Queen Victoria: a Victorian novel.
  2. adjective Relating to or displaying the standards or ideals of morality regarded as characteristic of the time of Queen Victoria: Victorian manners.
  3. adjective Being in the highly ornamented, massive style of architecture, decor, and furnishings popular in 19th-century England.
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  • Holmes tended to recall his Victorian attitudes and my gender at the oddest times—it always took me by surprise. —  A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 02
  • Next to the Victorian was a two-story red neo-gothic building, with spires on the roof. —  RustyNail
  • Nielsen said White would only improve by bowling more overs and the Victorian was able to get seven - the longest spell of his career - in yesterday's win in the second one-dayer. —  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion
  • Over the years, as the Victorian-style home traded owners, visitors told of strange happenings, odd clanging noises and weeping that carries through the halls late at night, caused by the spirits of people who supposedly died on the land long ago. —  WTOP / Business / Biz Stories
  • Edwards has bounced from small weddings to large ones, from her modest temple on Pico Boulevard to a rambling mansion in Santa Monica called the Victorian. —  Your Moral Leader
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/vɪkˈtoʊriən/
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