ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAME
From Old French, from Latin domina lady, mistress of a household.
9 QUOTES WITH «DAME»
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dame.
I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. I wanted to be the grand dame of the American stage.
I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
There is nothin' like a dame.
Dame Edna is that rarest sighting in our time of the absolute comic, an inspired personification of caprice whose comedy answered the primal call to take the audience for a tumble.
One of the great changes wrought by the increased public awareness of Alzheimer's - and thank you, Nancy Reagan, you wonderful tough old dame, you - is that people in the early stages of the disease are now speaking out while they still have the capacity to do so.
This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me.
You treat a lady like a dame, and a dame like a lady.
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAME»
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dame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gargoyles of Notre-
Dame: Medievalism and the Monsters of ...
He goes on to map the critical reception and many-layered afterlives of these chimeras, notably in the works of such artists and writers as Charles Méryon, Victor Hugo, and photographer Henri Le Secq.
2
Nothing Like a
Dame: The Scandals of Shirley Porter
Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the ...
3
Music and Ceremony at Notre
Dame of Paris, 500-1550
This book is a history of the early musical life of the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame.
4
Rockne of Notre
Dame : The Making of a Football Legend: The ...
The book gives us colorful descriptions of such Rockne teams as the undefeated 1924 eleven led by the illustrious Four Horsemen, and the 1930 squad, Rockne's last and greatest.
5
Church of Notre
Dame in Montreal: An Architectural History
Franklin Toker treats the church not only as a work of art but also as a historical document that reflected the social and nationalist aspirations of the community and marked a high point in the fascinating career of its architect, James O ...
6
Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre
Dame Football
Both social history and sports history, this book documents as never before the first half-century of Notre Dame football and relates it to the rise of big-time intercollegiate athletics, the college sports reform movement, and the corrupt ...
7
Thanking Father Ted: Thirty-Five Years of Notre
Dame Coeducation
The book includes celebrity letters from such notables as former coaches Lou Holtz and Ara Parseghian, television personality Regis Philbin, NBC news chief financial correspondent Anne Thompson, and athletes Joe Theismann, Tom Clements, and ...
8
Pierre Cochereau: Organist of Notre-
Dame
Noted organist and scholar Anthony Hammond tells the full story, for the first time, of one of the great organists of the twentieth century.
9
Grande
Dame Guignol Cinema: A History of Hag Horror from ...
"This critical analysis examines 45 films featuring "grande dames" in horror films.
10
Ecology of Marine Bivalves: An Ecosystem Approach
In the marine ecosystem these species play a unique and essential role. This book examines the ecology of bivalves from an ecosystem or holistic view, taking into consideration their processes, interactions, and components.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAME»
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dame is used in the context of the following news items.
Notre Dame Football: Strengths, Weaknesses and Secret Weapons
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Fourth of July weekend has come and gone, and we're somehow within two months of Notre Dame football's ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
Elite 11 culture impacts Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire
Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire served as a counselor for the Elite 11 Finals in Beaverton, Ore. (SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN) ... «Notre Dame Insider, Jul 15»
She really DOES look this good: L'Oreal moisturiser advert featuring …
An advert for L'Oreal moisturiser featuring the actress Dame Helen Mirren has been cleared following a complaint that claimed post-production ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Cedar Creek football players bond on trip to Notre Dame
Members of the Cedar Creek High School football team run out of the tunnel on to the Notre Dame football field during a visit in June. «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
Michael McRae stabbed, father arrested on Notre-Dame St. in city's …
Police and paramedics were called to an apartment in the 6000 block of Notre-Dame Street, off St. Joseph Boulevard near Jeanne D'Arc ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
VIDEO: 'Delight' as Dame Joan officially opens village hall
Those in attendance included retired actress and long-time Ashurst resident Dame Joan Plowright, former Horsham District Councillor Roger ... «West Sussex Gazette, Jul 15»
Notre Dame, Addison lead all-state softball picks
Three members of the Elmira Notre Dame softball team have earned all-state softball honors while Addison's Kiwi Burrell was named Class C ... «Elmira Star-Gazette, Jul 15»
At No. 11 is Massachusetts.
Most Recent To Sign Scholarship: This February Notre Dame inked kicker Justin Yoon (Milton), who is expected to start from day one. Offensive ... «Irish Illustrated, Jul 15»
Notre Dame center Nick Martin named to Rimington Trophy watch list
Notre Dame offensive lineman Nick Martin (72) during the game against Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, in Tempe, Arizona. «Notre Dame Insider, Jul 15»
BRIEF: Four Notre Dame players appear on Bednarik, Maxwell …
Four Notre Dame players appeared on the Bednarik and Maxwell Award preseason watch lists, which were released on Tuesday. «The Elkhart Truth, Jul 15»
