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charm_school
charm school
English
Noun
charm school (plural charm schools)
- (dated) A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often in brief courses and to children.
- 2007, Margalit Fox, "Marjabelle Y. Stewart, 82, White-Gloved Author, Dies," New York Times, 11 Mar. (retrieved 3 Aug. 2008)
- From there, it was a short step to running a charm school, where she taught the children of the powerful how to bow, curtsey and tenderly ladle punch.
- 2007, Margalit Fox, "Marjabelle Y. Stewart, 82, White-Gloved Author, Dies," New York Times, 11 Mar. (retrieved 3 Aug. 2008)
Translations
a private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education — see finishing school
References
- "charm school" at OneLook Dictionary Search