单词 | chaperone |
释义 | chaperonechaperonn. a. A hood or cap formerly worn by nobles, and. after the 16th cent., by ladies. Obsolete exc. Historical.(Cotgrave (1611) has ‘Chaperon, a hood, or French hood (for a woman); also any hood, bonnet, or lettice cap.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hood > other chaperonec1380 capadosc1400 riding hood1459 fool's hood1509 French hood1533 capuchon1604 Robin Hood1620 purse-hood1623 poke1632 mazarine hood1689 Nithsdale1716 rain hood1761 calash1774 capeline1868 bashlik1881 hood1897 pixie hood1939 c1380 J. Wyclif Rule St. Francis in Wks. (1880) 40 Cloþis of probacion, þat is to seie tweie cotis or kirtlis wiþ-outen hood and a girdil & a brech & a chaperon to þe girdel. a1552 J. Leland De Rebus Brit. Collectanea (1715) I. ii. 468 The Quenes Party..causid his Chaperon and also Baldokes to be taken of, and to have on theyr Heddes Chapelettes of poignante Netles. 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence iii. 70 The reason of her chapron with long eares. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. iv. 46 The more resemblance of a Chaperon or Hood. 1619 Irish Hobbob in Rich's Honest. Age (1844) Pref. 22 If she be not suted in her Shaparowne. 1620 T. Dekker Dreame sig. E3 Gay gawdy women..tricking vp their Fronts with Chaperoones, And powdred Haire. 1622 J. Taylor Common Whore B 8 Her Shapperoones, her Perriwigs and tires. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood x. iii. 432 Their White Hoods or Chapperons. 1640 J. Taylor Praise of Needle A 1 b No shadowes, Shapparoones, Caules, Bands, Ruffs. a1700 Songs Costume (1849) 200 Her shabbarons next I'll show. 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake iii. 309 To thee, who..rear'st thy proud and thy pale chaperoon..God of the western wind, God of the shower. 1830 G. P. R. James Darnley III. vii. 149 Deep in the mysteries..of chaperons and fraises. 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 157 Hats, caps, and high bonnets are worn as well as chaperons [temp. Rich. II]. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hood > part of full dress of knights of the garter chaperone1577 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. v. i. 116 He [Edw. III]..inuented this societie of honour..giuing them [Knights of the Garter]..a kirtle, gown, cloke, chaperon, collar, and other solemne and magnificent apparell. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 116 Their Purple Mantle, their Gown, Kirtle, Chaperon, and chiefly their Garter. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Chaperon, the Hood anciently worn by the Knights of the Garter, being part of the Habit of that Order. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > formal or ceremonial mourning > [noun] > escutcheon for horse chaperone1680 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [noun] > on forehead of horse chaperone1680 shaffron1725 1680 London Gaz. No. 1487/4 6 silver Forks marked with a Spread-Eagle upon a Chapperoon. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Chaperon..a little Escutcheon fix'd in the forehead of the Horses that draw the Hearse at a Funeral. 1768 Bristol Jrnl. Oct. A chaperon with the auntient Arms of Brystowe fastende on his Forehead. 1783 R. Turner Arts & Sci. (1821) 297 Little shields, drawn on hearses at pompous funerals, are called chaperonnes. 3. a. figurative. A person, esp. a married or elderly woman, who, for the sake of propriety, accompanies a young unmarried lady in public, as guide and protector.[See quot. 1864; the same explanation is given by Littré.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > one in charge of young person > female governoressc1422 governess?c1500 governante1637 gouvernante1667 duenna1709 chaperone1720 sheep-dog1847 gooseberry-picker1868 1720 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 66 She..begged I would be her chaperone when she went to public places. 1771 Mrs. Harris in Priv. Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury I. 219 I was at the Oratorio Wednesday, in character of chaperon. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. i. 23 A perfectly fit chaperon for any young lady to appear with in public. 1864 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 5 280/2 Chaperon..when used metaphorically means that the experienced married woman shelters the youthful débutante as a hood shelters the face. 1866 Sat. Rev. 13 Jan. 49/1 Chaperones often painfully contrast with their fair protégées. 1880 B. Disraeli Endymion III. xx. 203 He delivered his charge to her chaperon. b. transferred. One who escorts; guide, conductor. ΚΠ 1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club 189 The Præses made a capital chaperon. Derivatives (colloquial and Journalistic words.) chaperonee n. a young lady who is chaperoned. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > pair of lovers > young lady who is chaperoned chaperonee1884 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 May 4 Success will..attend the chaperon's efforts, however unattractive the chaperonee. Categories » ˈchaperonship n. the office of a chaperon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). chaperonechaperonv. transitive. To act as chaperon to (a young lady); to escort. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > act as chaperon to matronize1807 chaperone1811 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility I. xx. 258 I shall be very happy to chaperon you at any time. View more context for this quotation 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. To chaperon, an affected word, of very recent introduction..to denote a gentleman attending a lady in a publick assembly. 1827 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor V. xxiv. 224 I chaproned her Sunday-school children in and out of church. Derivatives ˈchaperoning n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > chaperonage duennaship1809 chaperoning1822 chaperonage1857 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > acting as chaperon chaperoning1822 matronizing1827 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 69 Chaperoning matrons talk right solemnly of heat. 1865 Morning Star 4 Oct. Had I the uncontrolled chaperoning of an intelligent sight-seer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1380v.1811 |
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