chaperon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chaperon	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chaperon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaperon n one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people Synonym(s): chaperon, chaperone v accompany as a chaperone Synonym(s): chaperone, chaperon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, n. [F. chaperon. See {Chape}, {Cape}, {Cap}.] 1. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood. His head and face covered with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through. --Howell. 2. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals. 3. A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaperoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaperoning}.] [Cf. F. chaperonner, fr. chaperon.] 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.