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chaperon    
n. 女伴
vt. 伴护

女伴伴护

chaperon
n 1: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or
gatherings of young people [synonym: {chaperon}, {chaperone}]
v 1: accompany as a chaperone [synonym: {chaperone}, {chaperon}]

Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, n. [F. chaperon. See {Chape}, {Cape},
{Cap}.]
1. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.
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His head and face covered with a chaperon, out of
which there are but two holes to look through.
--Howell.
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2. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the
hearse in pompous funerals.
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3. A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for
propriety, or as a guide and protector.
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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.
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Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to
chaperon, sent to excuse herself. --Hannah More.
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96 Moby Thesaurus words for "chaperon":
abigail, amah, attend, attend to, au pair girl, ayah, baby-sit,
bear, betweenmaid, biddy, bodyguard, boss, bring, care for, carry,
cavalier, chambermaid, cherish, companion, conduct, conductor,
conserve, consort with, convoy, cook, duenna, escort, esquire,
fellow traveler, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, foster,
gentlewoman, girl, governess, guard, guide, handmaid, handmaiden,
hired girl, housemaid, keep watch over, kitchenmaid, lady-help,
lady-in-waiting, lead, live-in maid, live-out maid, look after,
look out for, look to, maid, maidservant, marshal, matronize, mind,
minister to, mother, nurse, nursemaid, nurture, overlook, oversee,
parlormaid, preserve, protege, provide for, quarterback,
ride herd on, safe-conduct, scullery maid, see after, see to,
servant girl, servitress, shepherd, soubrette, squire, superintend,
supervise, support, survey, swain, take care of, take charge of,
take out, tend, tweeny, upstairs maid, usher, wait on,
waiting maid, watch, watch out for, watch over, wench

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