What is dame school

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Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool. The child who has got languages from its governess, therefore, marks time—that is to say, wastes time in these subjects at school. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Origin of dame-school First recorded in —