dominie
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In 1966, she took over from Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Spark's mind-bending dominie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's theatre.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2011
"The clothes you make for your marionettes are not bad," said the dominie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its gist: A dispirited dominie is cheered on Christmas Eve by remembering that at the Last Supper, Christ offered the wine to Judas Iscariot.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in his own home, he was a dominie indeed.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the front corner of one of the best rooms, stood the study table of the dominie, on which he wrote the ministerial recommendations.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
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