n.
维多利亚十字勋章

[ noun ]
a British military decoration for gallantry
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Victoria \Vic*to"ri*a\, n. [NL.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen
Victoria. The {Victoria regia} is a native of Guiana and
Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five
feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches
high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a
diameter of nearly two feet.

2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a
calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who
occupies a high seat in front.

3. (Astron.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; --
called also {Clio}.

4. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a
slightly dished face and very erect ears.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Victoria cross}, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor
to members of the British army or navy. It was first
bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The
recipients also have a pension of [pounds]10 a year.

{Victoria green}. (Chem.) See {Emerald green}, under {Green}.


{Victoria lily} (Bot.), the {Victoria regia}. See def. 1,
above.