schoolmarmish
noun Older Use.
a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
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schoolmarm (ˈskuːlˌmɑːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned |
| 2. | (Brit) any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned |
| [C19: from | |
| 'schoolmarmish | |
| —adj | |
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| schoolmarm (ˈskuːlˌmɑːm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned |
| 2. | (Brit) any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned |
| [C19: from | |
| 'schoolmarmish | |
| —adj | |
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