What is "chaperons"

Usage examples of "chaperons".

With the exception of the chaperons and a bronzed veteran, who was inclined to direct the conversation to his Indian campaigns in the Black Hills, the company was young, and of the age and temper in which everything seems fair in love and war, and one that gave Mr.

And such delightful chaperons as they were, their business being to promote and not to hinder the intercourse of the sexes!

Thus two chaperons were disposed of at a stroke, and the young men all said that they hated to assume so much responsibility.

When the boats with their chattering passengers had pushed out into the lake and accomplished a third of the voyage, they were met by a skiff containing the faithful chaperons Mrs.

The walls were banked with pine branches that gave out a spicy smell, making the corners of the room into pretty bowers where the chaperons and old ladies would sit.

He laughed too, and so loudly that several of the chaperons in the corner looked their way.

They say that there was a time when there were no chaperons before hoops, you know.

I could not explain this to the husbands and mothers and chaperons, but the women themselves understood it well enough.

Relkin felt the keen inspection he was getting from both of these chaperons as their eyes raked him for the slightest fault.

Gentlemen aren’t troubled with chaperons,” she said, somewhat wistfully contemplating this happy state.

Annie had volunteered to be one of the chaperons, but Cliff had remarked smilingly, Who's gonna chaperon you darlin'?

Stopping in the corner where the chaperons, governesses and companions were seated, she spoke to them.

As chaperons they were useless if they liked the person who was confusing her so.