charm school
English
editNoun
editcharm school (plural charm schools)
- (dated) A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often as brief courses for children.
- Synonym: finishing school
- 2007 March 11, Margalit Fox, “Marjabelle Y. Stewart, 82, White-Gloved Author, Dies”, in New York Times, 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.
Translations
edita private school intended to furnish young women with social skills and cultural education — see finishing school
References
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