Victoriental

English

Etymology

Blend of Victorian +‎ Oriental

Adjective

Victoriental (comparative more Victoriental, superlative most Victoriental)

1. Being or relating to a genre of steampunk that combines Victorian and Oriental themes.
   • 2006, Alana Abbott, Brett M. Bernstein, Rick Hershey, Steampunk Musha: An Alternative Game Setting for Iron Gauntlets:

     Steampunk Musha is an alternative setting for the Iron Gauntlets Roleplaying Game that features a Victoriental feudal land, torn between honoring the old traditions and embracing new technologies.

   • 2008, Robin Brown, Jason Boyd, Country Living A Bit of Velvet and a Dash of Lace:

     Now, the concept of what I am preaching is to seek out originality—in your own style. It just happens that mine is bohemian-Victoriental funk because of the things that have influenced me. That may not be for you.

   • 2012, Shira Tarrant, Marjorie Jolles, Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style, page 197:

     In steampunk all the myths and miracles of the East that enchanted the Victorians can come true. The Gatehouse perspective on Victoriental steampunk presumes that the effects of colonialism are irrelevant to modern history […]