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.
| 1902 S. 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.
| 1951 N. 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. 1961 Times 9 June 15/4 The old wafer-thin genteel affairs..have gone the way of most Edwardiana. 1966 Guardian 1 Dec. 6/5 All sorts of modish Victoriana and Edwardiana including parasols with elaborate handles re-covered to make umbrellas. |