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 classicism classicism /ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm/

noun

  1. A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms  ( classicalism , classicism )
    a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
     Classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
    classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans


 loafer loafer /ˈloʊfɝ/

noun

  1. Person who does no work  ( bum [Informal, N. American] , do-nothing [Informal] , layabout [Informal] , idler , loafer )
    person who does no work
     A lazy bum
    a lazy bum

 Loafer

  1. A low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel  ( Loafer )
    a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel
     He slipped on his leather loafers before heading to the cafe.
    He slipped on his leather loafers before heading to the cafe.


 genus Cryptoprocta genus Cryptoprocta /ˈdʒiːnəs ˌkrɪptoʊˈprɒktə/

noun

  1. Large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar  ( Cryptoprocta , genus Cryptoprocta )
    large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar


 Queen Victoria Queen Victoria /kwiːn vɪkˈtɔːriə/

noun

  1. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)  ( Queen Victoria , Victoria )
    queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)