chaperon
chaperon is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A divice placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
- 2.A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
- 3.To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. Hannah More.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a divice placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals called?
- What is a matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector called?
- What is to attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to chaperon, sent to excuse herself. Hannah More called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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