Marm

My missus wanted me to call her 'marm' but I always forgot. ❋ Unknown (2006)

You name any kind of a racket-dope, prostitution, gambling, protection'shakedowns, illicit-gem buying, shylocking, stolen goods-and Inger'marm's at the back of it. ❋ Piper, H. Beam (1962)

And there was a class, too, kept by a "marm" who traveled with the circus and taught spelling and arithmetic and the art of letter-writing, from ❋ J. Andr�� Castaigne (N/A)

The butternut jacket with blue pants of the Federal soldier, the homespun shirt with the cast-off pants of some lucky officer; and the black broadcloth frock and jauntily-cut pants that some friendly lady had ransacked her absent one's stores to give, all appeared on dress parade; surmounted by every variety of head gear, from the straw hat of many seasons to the woolen night-cap the good "marm" had knitted. ❋ T. C. DeLeon (N/A)

I can answer for this "marm" tucking up her feet with great agility, and not a moment too soon either, for as a light wind was blowing, a playful wave came rippling over and through the planked floor of the dray, floating all the smaller parcels about. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Think of all the playground scenes from movies of yore with kids picking on each other, huge brawls breaking out, a school marm sending the wrong kid home with his book-bag to his Grapes of Wrath homefront, a rabid dog, a father on the front porch with a bottle of moonshine. ❋ Laura Munson (2011)

No. It's worth pointing out that Armey, insofar as he's involved in the Tea Party, has a specific job there: his job is to tame and trim what extremes there are so that their energy can be extruded and formed into a marm that can best support the GOP establishment. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Then you get Leo putting on this affect of some strange school marm as she talks and it all comes off as trite. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Watching the parade of celebrities and political leaders lionizing media darlings like former D.C. schools marm Michelle Rhee is quite literally depressing for those of us who love children. ❋ Steve Nelson (2010)

All they know how to do is Tax and Wreck and Control-marm us to death. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My grand-marm used to say a gentleman must always be prepared to share a toast with a friend. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(I tried to type that in a school marm tone but not sure I accomplished that.) datingjesus ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm sorry I do not yet have a video of this part of the show, for you to share with your children, as Landrieu blathers on and on platitudinously, about how carefully she constructed a brilliantly non-controversial position on the matter, by embracing all points of view and synthesizing it into a marm, that could not be removed from Plaquemines Parish if it washed on shore there. ❋ Unknown (2010)