principal boy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.principal [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] N

II.principal [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] ADJ

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

principal boy in the PONS Dictionary

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I.principal [ˈprɪntsəpl] ADJ (main)

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Today the ritual survives in the form of pantomime dames (above) and principal boys played by girls.
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In pantomime, a principal boy role is the young male protagonist of the play, traditionally played by a young actress in boy's clothes.
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She is tall, rangy and fine featured, with a coronet of auburn hair that gives her a hint of the principal boy.
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Later, she played the principal boy roles.
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She also played the principal boy in a number of pantomimes.
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She also played the principal boy in many pantomimes.
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A master at his craft, he made for a brilliant principal boy, charming the crowd from the outset and raising plenty of belly laughs throughout.
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Principal boys galore are bestriding our nation.
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She also played in pantomime as a principal boy.
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The principal boy always used to be played by a woman, always a girl with good legs.
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