finishing schools

A form of finishing school — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of finishing school
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APA

finishing schools. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing%20schools

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“finishing schools.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing%20schools. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finishing schools,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing%20schools.

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