— schoolmarmish , adj.
/skoohl"mahrm'/ , n. Older Use.
a female schoolteacher, esp. of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
Also, schoolma'am .
[ 1835-45, Amer.; var. of SCHOOLMA'AM ]
— schoolmarmish , adj.
/skoohl"mahrm'/ , n. Older Use.
a female schoolteacher, esp. of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
Also, schoolma'am .
[ 1835-45, Amer.; var. of SCHOOLMA'AM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012