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Examples of duenna
duenna
Juan Pedro Cano as the cheeky servant and Sheila D. Rose as the corrupting duenna both exude charm.
From the dallasnews.com
His teen-age escapades became staples of the gossip columns, and the studio hired a male duenna to keep him in line.
From the time.com
That night my husband and I cozied up to the computer with the dog wedged between us as our duenna and watched it on YouTube, petting the dog the whole time.
From the signonsandiego.com
Nuala Willis is game in the title role of the elderly duenna who aids the lovers, then gets her reward in marrying the wealthy merchant Isaac Mendosa, played by Adrian Thompson.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A woman chaperon
- A chaperone (or occasionally chaperon) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior (e.g. ...
- The Duenna is a three-act comic opera, mostly composed by Thomas Linley the elder and his son, Thomas Linley the younger, to an English-language libretto by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the time, it was considered one of the most successful operas ever staged in England. ...
- A chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman; a governess or nanny
