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  • Thumbnail for Chaperon (headgear)
    A chaperon (/ˈʃæpəroʊn/ or /ˈʃæpərɒn/; Middle French: chaperon) was a form of hood or, later, highly versatile hat worn in all parts of Western Europe...
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  • Robert Chaperon (born 18 May 1958) is a Canadian retired professional snooker and billiards player. Chaperon was born on 18 May 1958. He played snooker...
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    Philippe Chaperon (2 February 1823 – 21 December 1906) was a French painter and scenic designer, particularly known for his work at the Paris Opera. He...
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  • A chaperone (also spelled chaperon) in its original social usage was a person who for propriety's sake accompanied an unmarried girl in public; usually...
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    developed by Thomas Edison from an earlier design by Felix Lalande and Georges Chaperon. It consisted of plates of copper oxide and zinc in a solution of potassium...
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  • Chaperone (redirect from Chaperon)
    Look up chaperone or chaperon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chaperone or Chaperon may refer to: Chaperone (social) or chaperon, a person who accompanies...
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    Nicolas Chaperon (bapt. 19 October 1612, in Châteaudun – 1656 in Lyon) was a French painter, draughtsman and engraver, a student in Paris of Simon Vouet...
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    There are a number of classes of molecular chaperones, all of which function to assist large proteins in proper protein folding during or after synthesis...
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  • Dr Regis Chaperon State Secondary School (commonly known as Dr Regis Chaperon SSS and DRC) is an all-boys' state owned school in Quatre Bornes, Belle Rose...
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  • The Wily Chaperon is a 1915 American silent short comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Ricketts. The film stars Perry Banks, Charlotte Burton, William...
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  • fifth season of the American television series Leave It to Beaver aired from September 30, 1961 to June 30, 1962 on ABC. It consisted of 39 black-and-white...
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    Cymbalophora pudica, the discrete chaperon, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1784...
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  • distinctive black round chaperon such as can be found in numerous representations today. However, there are strong reasons to doubt that this is him....
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    provides protection from sunburn, dust, and sand. An agal is often used by Arabs to keep it in place. The keffiyeh originated amongst Bedouins as a practical...
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    Chapeau-bras, also chapeau-de-bras – 18th- to early-19th-century folding bicorne hat carried under one arm Chaperon – a series of hats that evolved in 14th-...
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    the flesh of the grandmother to be eaten by the girl. The earliest known printed version was known as Le Petit Chaperon Rouge and may have had its origins...
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    coif, or low-crowned with wider brims pulled to a point in front—began to compete with the draped chaperon, especially in Italy. A brimless scarlet cap...
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    Light Henchman Virginia Christine as Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon Rudolph Anders as Mr. Rolfe Bergh, Chaperon Martine Bartlett as Saralee Garrett Karl Swenson...
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  • chaperon and companion. A late example in literature can be seen in the ambitious Oxford tutor (Mr Samgrass of All Souls College, Oxford) hired to keep...
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    and Joseph Thierry, Jean Émile Daran, Édouard Desplechin, and Philippe Chaperon. The original version of Faust employed spoken dialogue, and it was in...
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