Chaste tree

Chaste tree
Chaste Chaste (ch[=a]st), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf. Gr. kaqaro`s pure, Skr. [,c]udh to purify.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. ``As chaste as Diana.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. [1913 Webster]

That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

4. Unmarried. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Syn: Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless. [1913 Webster]

{Chaste tree}. Same as {Agnus castus}. [1913 Webster]


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  • five-leaved chaste tree — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an Asiatic shrub or small tree (Vitex negundo) with showy lilac panicled flowers …   Useful english dictionary

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