Caine
[keyn]
- (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall,1853–1931, English novelist.
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Contemporary Examples
Nolan even told Caine that his character was patterned after Thorne.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’Asawin Suebsaeng
November 14, 2014
The last two Wall Street clients Caine worked with were both “stone-cold alcoholics” in their 40s.
The Caine is finally decommissioned in the fall of 1945, after steaming its broken-down way home from Okinawa.
After one ship's supper, Keith reflects that there were worse places to spend the war than the Caine.
But we will remember the Caine, the old ship in which we helped to win the war.
Historical Examples
"Perhaps you will have your wish," replied Mr. Caine, with an odd smile.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean ServiceH. Irving Hancock
Caine, the boatswain, was a sinister-looking fellow, but he knew his business.
The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
Tom Yeager meanwhile was sitting on a coil of rope talking to Caine.
The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
There is Bothwell himself to begin with, and, of course, the two Flemings and Caine.
The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
After I reached the boat I noticed Caine watching me closely.
The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
Caine
- 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).
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