English Explanatory Dictionary

finishing school

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society.

Word forms

finishing school finishing schools finishing-school

Synonyms

charm school
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