a prim Victorian dress

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• prim — [ prım ] adjective 1. ) very careful about your behavior and appearance, and easily shocked by what other people do or say: prim and proper 2. ) prim clothes are neat, sensible, and show very little of your body: wearing a prim Victorian dress ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prim — UK [prɪm] / US adjective Word forms prim : adjective prim comparative primmer superlative primmest 1) very careful about your behaviour and appearance, and easily shocked by what other people do or say prim and proper 2) prim clothes are neat,… …   English dictionary

• Victorian fashion — The term Victorian fashion refers to fashion in clothing in the Victorian era, or the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 ndash;1901). It is strictly used only with regard to the United Kingdom and its colonies, but is often used loosely to refer to… …   Wikipedia

• Victorian era —    Alexandrina Victoria (1819 1901), daughter of the fourth son of King George III, was born in Kensington Palace, London. She became the queen at age eighteen, produced nine children with her husband Prince Albert, was monarch of Great Britain… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

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• Four Times of the Day — is a series of four paintings by English artist William Hogarth. Completed in 1736, they were reproduced as a series of four engravings published in 1738. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion, and …   Wikipedia

• Librarians in popular culture — Stereotypes of librarians in popular culture are frequently negative: bookish characters who may be prim and introverted if female, or timid and mild if male. Such stereotypes are likely to have a negative impact on the attractiveness of… …   Wikipedia

• Fanny Parkes — (née Frances Susannah Archer) (1794, Conwy, Wales 1875) was a Welsh travel writer. She was the daughter of Anne and Major Edward Caulfield Archer, 16th Lancers, ADC to Lord Combermere and author of Tours in upper India, and in parts of the… …   Wikipedia

• Gymnopédie — For the Ancient Greek festival and dance, see Gymnopaedia. The Gymnopédies , published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist, Erik Satie.These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4… …   Wikipedia

• Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions …   Catholic encyclopedia

• smug — Synonyms and related words: Quakerish, Victorian, bland, bovine, braw, buttery, censorious, chic, classy, clothes conscious, complacent, conceited, consequential, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, deck out, demure, disarming, doll up, dress up,… …   Moby Thesaurus