"charm school" meaning in All languages combined

See charm school on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: charm schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} charm school (plural charm schools)
  1. (dated) A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often as brief courses for children. Tags: dated Synonyms: finishing school
    Sense id: en-charm_school-en-noun-SkWjLoh1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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