chastyt

t. A Middle English form of chaste. chasuble (chas'ū-bl), n. u-bl), n. [Also written chasible, chesible; Embroidered Chasuble, in the Cathedral of Siena (late 16th century). worn by a priest when celebrating the ma or holy communion, and is put on over the alb. It is held to represent the seamle coat of Christ, or char ity symbolized by it. The material is usually rich stuff silk, vet. In its oldest form it was very full and long, reaching nearly to the feet. The medieval or elliptical form, which is sometimes worn in Roman Catholic churches, reaches below the knees, and is generally ornamented with shape common a Y-cro . The ly worn in the Roman Catholic Church, however, does not reach much below the hips, and is nearly rectangular at the back, the part which falls in front being cut away at the sides so as not to impede the movement of the and the two parts are frequently united merely by straps at the shoulders. The chasuble generally has a pillar or vertical stripe at the front, a Y-cro or Latin cro on the back, or on both front and back, and sometimes an edging on both sides. These ornaments are added in a different material with gold or other embroidery, and are known as the orphreys of the chasuble. Among the different names of the chasuble, pænula, identifying it with the ancient Roman garment of that name, is probably the oldest. The same word occurs also in various Greek forms. It is translated "cloke" in 2 Tim. iv. 13, and is the accepted name for the chasuble in the Greek Church, generally in the form phelonion. The name pla net a has also been in use from early times, and is still the term preferred in the official use of the Roman Catholic Church. The a mph i balus, worn at one time in Gaul, seems to have been similar to or identical with the chasuble. In England the name vestment was in use at the time of the Reformation, both for the chasuble alone and for the chas uble with its subsidiary vestments or adjuncts, the stole, amice, and maniple. The use of the chasuble in Anglican churches continued long after the Reformation, and is maintained by certain of them (on authority claimed from the Ornaments rubric) at the present day. It is also worn in the Greek Church. See ornament. And ze, louely ladyes, with zoure longe fyngres, That ze han silke and sendal to so we, whan tyme is, Chesibles for chapelleynes cherches to honoure. Piers Plowman (B), vi. 12. chat1 (chat), v.; pret. and pp. chatted, ppr. chatting. [late ME. chatte, a shortened form, appar. taken as the base, of chatter, q. v. Reduplicated chitchat, q. v.] I. in trans. To converse in a familiar manner; talk without form or ceremony. But what a fool am I, to chat with you, When I should bid good-morrow to my bride. Shak., T. of the S., iii. 2. To chat awhile on their adventures pa ed. Sir Launce lot at her side Laughed and chatted , bending over, Half her friend and all her lover. Dryden. 936 Your prattling nurse Into a rupture lets her baby cry, While she chats him. Shak., Cor., ii. 1. chattel IMG:content-0189.png:[blocks in formation] Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). of the family Mniotiltide. It is about 7 inches long, green above, white below, has a golden-yellow breast, and is remarkable for the volubility mimicry of its song, as well as for the evolutions which the male performs on the wing during the mating season. chat (chat), n. [ME. chat , a cat, also a cat- kin, chat , a cat (cf. chaton, chatton , a cat- kin): see catl , and cf. catkin, catling.] cat. See cat1. The firy chat he slouze withoute more And of Archadie the cruel tu hy bore. 2. A catkin. 1. A MS. Digby, 230. (Hall i well.) The long Peper come the first, whan the Lef begynnethe to come; and it is lyche the Chattes of Haselle, that come the before the Lef, and it hangethe lowe. Mandeville , Travels, p. 168. 3. A key or samara of the ash or maple. [Prov. Eng.] chat (chat), n. [A particular use of chat3, a catkin, or a var. of chit, a little twig, a child, etc.: see chit1.] 1. A twig; a little stick; a fragment.-2. A child. [Prov. Eng.]-Chat potatoes, small potatoes. château (sha-tō'), n.; pl. châteaux (-tōz'). [F., Château La Rose, a red Bordeaux wine, the first growth of the La Rose wines (which see, under wine ). It is usually considered a wine of the second grade, but the vintage of some years ranks with the first. - Château La Tour, a red Bordeaux wine made in the commune of St.-Lambert, in the district of Médoc. It is one of the first grades of Bordeaux red wines, and ranks after Château Laffitte and Château Margaux. Château La Tour Blanche, a white Bordeaux wine made in the neighborhood of Barsac. It ranks with Château Suduiraut, being second only to Château Yquem. Château Margaux, a red Bordeaux wine made in the commune of Margaux. It is one of the first grade of Bordeaux red wines, ranking either first of all or second only deaux wine made in the neighborhood of Barsac. - Châto Château Laffitte. - Château Suduiraut, a white Borteau Yquem, a white Bordeaux wine made in the neighborhood of Barsac. It is considered the chief of the white wines of Bordeaux commonly called Sauternes. chatelain (shat'e-lan), n. [F. châtelain , castellan us : see castellan .] 1. A castellan.-2. In France, formerly, a territorial lord who had the right of po e ing a castle. The chatelaines and mayors [of Neuchâtel], who preside in the several courts of justice, are also of his [the king's] nomination. J. Adams , Works, IV. 376. T. B. Aldrich , The Queen's Ride. chatelaine (shat'e-lan), n. and a. [Formerly II.t trans. To talk of; converse about. chas tel aine, tellans, by which the keys of a castle were suspended from the girdle; he hence, a similar modern device for suspending watch-keys, seals, trinkets, etc.; and so, by extension, the trinkets themselves. II. a . Pertaining to or of the nature of a chatelaine: as, a chatelaine watch. chatelett, n. [F. châtelet : see chalet and cas tellet , castlet .] A little castle. cha tell any (shat'e-la-ni), n.; pl. cha tell a nies (-niz). [F. chátellenie , castellan i a : see cas tell any.] Same as cas tell any . This princely republic [Neuchâtel] is divided into four cha tell a nies and fifteen mayories. J. Adams , Works, IV. 375. chathamite (chat'am-it), n. [ Chas am (see def.) + -ite2 .] A variety of chloanthite, from Chas am, in the State of Connecticut.