10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAIDISH»
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maidish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Prunes were associated with boarding-houses. . . ...the dark, murky old-maidish
look... . . . the mother of a sweet four-year-old boy Screen tough-guy Edward
Woodward... Notice that you can use the link hyphen to join: two nouns word + ...
Anne Powling, John O'Connor, 1997
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Leonard Bloomfield: Critical Assessments of Leading Linguists
... old maidish I woman (not: old I maidish woman); old maid I ish (not: old I
maidish); old I maid 4.6. Underlying and Bound Forms Instead of calling these
head and attribute, the terms in syntax, we speak in morphology of
UNDERLYING FORM ...
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Leonard Bloomfield, Essays on His Life and Work
Figure 19 Rule 1.2.46, "that which has signification, having a primary, secondary,
or compound, is a noun-stem", is applied on the basis of ish being a secondary to
class old-maidish as a noun-stem. The 4.1.1 - 5.4.160 set is again entered; this ...
Robert Anderson Hall, E. F. K. Koerner, 1987
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The Southern literary messenger
Once, because I would not vote in an election, for the candidate of my party, on
account of his bad moral character, — it was ridiculed as an old-maidish scruple.
The blockheads! They did not know that even then I held old maids in a
reverence ...
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Zeluca; Or, Educated and Uneducated Women: A Novel ...
try — suppose ; — but your old maidish aunts would object of course ?" " They
would object ; — but why old maidish for so doing/' answered Marianne, " your
mother, who is not old maidish, has also objected, and, I am sure, I feel most
justly.
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Southern Literary Messenger
Better reason still, had I, for deeming the epithet " old-maidish" a term of exalted
praise. The earthly Being, to whom, after father and mother, I owe the most, — is
a maiden aunt — my aunt H***+**. It is an article of my devoutest belief, that she ...
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Percival Keene by Captain Marryat R.N.C.B
whom she had a sort of old maidish aversion. However this position might be
found useful to her mistress, it must be admitted that it was a m05t unfortunate
position for a young, thoughtless, and very pretty girl, moreover, who was
naturally ...
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The Surplus Woman: Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
Her hunger serves as a source of both wonder and cheap laughs: “Truly it was
amazing, the prowess of this scraggy child with the long, old-maidish face. . .She
ate: whether it tasted good or not, whether they teased her or not, she smiled and
...
Catherine L. Dollard, 2013
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... lnTdiworl'dil adj (colll selfconsciously old-fashioned old-fashioned loldfash'ondl
adj out of date old hand n a person with long experience old hat adj (colll out of
date old maid n an elderly woman not likely to marry old maidish adj fussily tidy ...
That's an old-maidish-sounding name." Denver Jim grinned broadly. "Tolerable,"
he said, "just tolerable old-maidish sounding." When they reached the top of the
knoll, the horses paused, as if by common assent. Now they stood with their ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAIDISH»
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maidish is used in the context of the following news items.
Bruce Forsyth will going to keep going as long as people want him
In person he is pretty much as he appears on screen, that unique blend of old-maidish waspishness mixed with a little bit of luvvie-ness, ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
My cousin, the saint
Also: "I hate community life. I should think it maddening to come in constant contact with many different old maidish dispositions." She included ... «Philly.com, Nov 14»
'Death Comes to Pemberley' Premiere Recap
Everyone dismisses their maidish fears but an Ominous Tone has been set. Proffer them a thimbleful of brandy, for goodness's sake! Elizabeth ... «Flavorwire, Oct 14»
Review: 'The Paying Guests,' by Sarah Waters
Frances is dowdy and “old-maidish,” a “cross-grained, unmarriageable daughter” immersed in a tame life of “buns and parish bazaars and ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Oct 14»
The Paying Guests: by Sarah Waters
The stylish details made her uneasy along with everything else, made her feel old-maidish, with her pinned-up hair and her angles, and her ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»
Tom Rodriguez sets the pace in 'My Destiny'
For her part, Carla is cast as the “old-maidish” ate of Rhian Ramos' own pert and breezy character, so it's possible that Rhian and Tom could ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 14»
Theater review: Shakespeare fest dusts off, nails 'Henry VIII'
He is prissy and old maidish as the friend of Anne Bullen (Shakespeare's spelling of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, played by Emiley Kiser) ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 13»
Adams on Reel Women: Lily Tomlin Talks “Admission,” Her Unique …
LT: When I started out, a woman wasn't supposed to do comedy, unless she played on being unattractive, flat- chested, or old-maidish. «Yahoo! Movies, Mar 13»
Politically incorrect
Generally, the notion of keeping a diary is now considered a bit old-maidish. And Winstone, who has edited diaries by Benn and Chris Mullin, ... «Financial Times, Oct 12»
Barbra Streisand: An Icon's 50th Anniversary in Showbiz
Her hair wasn't coiffed either, but instead knotted in an old-maidish bun. "Spinster Incarnate," Laurents thought, which was precisely what he ... «Huffington Post, Mar 12»
