Chaste
a.
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Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.
Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced.
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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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Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art.
That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer.
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Unmarried. [Obs.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Chaste tree
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Same as Agnus castus.