(US) A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

To act as a chaperone. / (UK, business) To work as a chaperone.

The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard. / Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard).

plural of chapeau

Alternative form of chapati

plural of chapatti

The governing body of a cathedral; the chapter consisting of a group of canons or prebendaries.

The role or position of a chaplain. / A building, for example on a university campus, catering to people's religious needs.

A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts