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Definition of Chaperon
1. Noun. One who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people.
Generic synonyms: Defender, Guardian, Protector, Shielder
Specialized synonyms: Den Mother, Duenna, Housemother
Derivative terms: Chaperone
2. Verb. Accompany as a chaperone.
Definition of Chaperon
1. n. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.
2. v. t. To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize.
Definition of Chaperon
1. Noun. An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior. ¹
2. Verb. to accompany, to escort ¹
3. Verb. to mother ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaperon
1. to accompany [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: accompany
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaperon
Literary usage of Chaperon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Le Cabinet Des Fées, Or, Recreative Readings: Arranged for the Express Use by Georges Gérard, Charles Perrault, Leprince de Beaumont (Jeanne-Marie) (1859)
"LE PETIT chaperon ROUGE. IL était une fois une petite fille de village, ...
Le Petit chaperon Rouge partit aussitôt pour aller chez sa mère-grand, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1845)
"... and satisfied myself, on what I thought good grounds, that the coif de mailles
and the chaperon or capuchon de mailles were essentially different; ..."
3. American Familiar Verse, Vers de Société by Brander Matthews (1904)
"THE chaperon TAKE my chaperon to the play — She thinks she 's taking me — And
the gilded youth who owns the box, A proud young man is he. ..."
4. American Poems, 1776-1900: With Notes and Biographies by Augustus While Long (1905)
"THE chaperon' I TAKE my chaperon to the play — She thinks she's taking me.
And the gilded youth who owns the box, 20 A proud young man is he; But how would ..."
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