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Word: prig (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pawn broker who stands outside the door. It ends with Miss George, as Sir William's wife, claiming the title of "Lady," rarely associated with her name before. In between Miss George returns to her daughter, whom she hasn't seen since she was three and finds her a prig and just as stuffy and sure of herself as the rest of the British "palace...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 10/9/1940 | See Source »

...been an English officer's war bride. Invited for a visit by her grown daughter (whom she hasn't seen since infancy and who has been brought up a lady), she goes, intending to play the lady too. Daughter turns out to be a terrible prig, and since Mama can't even dress like a lady, let alone act like one, there's quite a todo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New & Old Plays in Manhattan | 4/8/1940 | See Source »

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