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
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
"The clothes you make for your marionettes are not bad," said the dominie.
From Time Magazine Archive
These were glad tidings to a father's heart, and Robin treated the dominie to an extra tumbler.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
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