chaperon, chaperone
(noun) one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
chaperone, chaperon
(verb) accompany as a chaperone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
See chaperon.
chaperone (plural chaperones)
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
chaperone (third-person singular simple present chaperones, present participle chaperoning, simple past and past participle chaperoned)
To act as a chaperone.
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Source: Wiktionary
10 February 2025
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
