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There were several Smothers Brothers albums in our house — “Mom Always Liked You Best,” “Hold Your Tongue, Knave,” “It Must Have Been Something I Said!” — whose grooves were worn down to nothing and whose routines were burned into memory.

The 59-year-old star recently read A Kestrel for a Knave, the book that inspired the 1969 film, for BBC Four.

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For George Wickham, the infamous knave of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” 30 years has furnished ample opportunity to live plenty of lives.

The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.

She called the South Korean president “a knave who talks about ‘bold plan’ today and stages anti-north war exercises tomorrow.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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