English · Idiom Historical

Crystal Palace

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

This was one of the glories of the Victorian era.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một trong những điều vinh quang của thời đại Victoria

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Crystal Palace” mean?

This was one of the glories of the Victorian era.

Is “Crystal Palace” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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