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Caine

[ keyn ]

noun

  1. (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.


Caine

/ keɪn /

noun

  1. CaineMichael1933MBritishFILMS AND TV: actor Sir Michael. real name Maurice Micklewhite . born 1933, British film actor. His films include The Ipcress File (1965), Get Carter (1971), Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider House Rules (1999).
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Nolan even told Caine that his character was patterned after Thorne.

He also got to play coach to stars like Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine.

If you haven't heard Christine Caine preach, you're missing one of the best young evangelists in the world.

The last two Wall Street clients Caine worked with were both “stone-cold alcoholics” in their 40s.

Doug Caine, who describes himself as an “ex–dope fiend and former convict,” is the founder of Sober Champion.

Caine, the boatswain, was a villainous looking fellow, due in part to the squint of his eyes that set them at different angles.

Caine was tying up my head with a handkerchief when the mists cleared again from my brain.

"Caine is a deep-sea brute, mean-hearted enough to be pleased at what has happened," I thought peevishly.

A second man—and I saw in an instant that it was Caine—was astride the rail on his way to support the first.

Hall Caine's "Christian" involves a serious indictment against the church in England.

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