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1. (n.) chaperon
a person, usu. a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
2. (v.t.) chaperon
to attend or accompany as chaperon.
3. (v.i.) chaperon
to act as chaperon.
Etymology: (1710–20; < F: lit., hood, cowl, MF chapecape1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) chaperon, chaperone
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
2. (verb) chaperone, chaperon
accompany as a chaperone
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chaperon
a hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood
2. (noun) chaperon
a device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals
3. (noun) chaperon
a matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector
4. (verb) chaperon
to attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize
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