Maude
Victorian woman's name
Maude is a feminine given name, a medieval form of Matilda that experienced revival in the 19th century.
It now sounds distinctly old-fashioned, associated with elderly women or period pieces: Aunt Maude left everything to the church.
The name gained renewed visibility through the 1970s television series starring Bea Arthur as an outspoken liberal.
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- feministGender equality proponent
- outspokenFreely expressing opinions
Norman Lear · liberal · Walter · groundbreaking · controversial · spinoff · progressive · opinionated
Gray plaid shawl
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
grandmother · matriarch · classic · traditional · namesake · heirloom · ancestral · dignified
A calendar year
- cult classicObscure work with devoted fans
- dark comedyComedy treating grim topics lightly
- Cat StevensFolk-rock singer-songwriter, converted Muslim
- hearseVehicle transporting caskets
funeral · quirky · unconventional · life-affirming · eccentric · free-spirited · romance · counterculture
- artistMaker of creative works
- feministGender equality proponent
- bowlingPin-toppling pastime
- nihilistsDeniers of meaning
vaginal · painting · Coen Brothers · eccentric · heiress · avant-garde · performance art · conception
Metrical literary composition
- Victorian poetryNineteenth-century British verse
- lyricsWritten words for music
- romanticConducive to love
- belovedOne who is treasured
garden · serenade · longing · devotion · verse · ballad · recitation · passionate
Bea Arthur
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- feministGender equality proponent
Norman Lear · outspoken · liberal · Walter · groundbreaking · controversial · spinoff · progressive · opinionated · wisecracking
Maud
Gray plaid shawl
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · grandmother · matriarch · classic · traditional · namesake · heirloom · ancestral · dignified · stately
1971
A calendar year
- cult classicObscure work with devoted fans
- dark comedyComedy treating grim topics lightly
- Cat StevensFolk-rock singer-songwriter, converted Muslim
hearse · funeral · quirky · unconventional · life-affirming · eccentric · free-spirited · romance · counterculture · existential
Julianne Moore
nihilists · vaginal · painting · Coen Brothers · eccentric · heiress · avant-garde · performance art · conception · pretentious
poem
Metrical literary composition
- Victorian poetryNineteenth-century British verse
- lyricsWritten words for music
- romanticConducive to love
beloved · garden · serenade · longing · devotion · verse · ballad · recitation · passionate · courtship
- Old-fashioned girl namesMabel, Ethel, Edith, Agnes, Harriet
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- Spinoffsbackdoor pilot, derivative, offshoot, sequel series, prequel series
- WWI LeadersPershing, Hindenburg, Kitchener, Beatty, Moltke
- Retro TVI Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, The Twilight Zone
- Elderly ProtagonistsMiss Marple, Hercule Poirot, wise elder, grandfather figure, golden ager