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Chaste \Chaste\ (ch[=a]st), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure,
chaste; cf. Gr. kaqaro`s pure, Skr. [,c]udh to purify.]
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1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous;
continent. "As chaste as Diana." --Shak.
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Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced.
--Milton.
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2. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and
obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a
chaste mind; chaste eyes.
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3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from
barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste
style in composition or art.
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That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence,
the Book of Common Prayer. --Macaulay.
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4. Unmarried. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Syn: Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate;
spotless.
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{Chaste tree}. Same as {Agnus castus}.
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