Chassie

[Fr.] (Med.) A sebaceous humor, secreted mainly by the follicles of Meibonius, which sometimes glues the eyelids together. Chaste, ( chast ,) a. [F. chaste; Lat. cast us , probably allied to Gr. katharos , clean, spotle , unsoiled; Sansk. cudh, to be clean.) Unspotted; undefiled; unspoiled; virtuous; free from impure desires, illicit commerce, or sexual intercourse; as, a chaste woman. Diana chaste, and Hebe fair." - Prior . -Free from obscenity; unpolluted by barbarisms; pure in taste and style. "For his chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre." Lord Lyttelton. Chaste lard, ( shas'te - lär ,) (or CHASTE LET,) PIERRE DE BOSCOSEL, a French poet, nephew of the Chevalier Bayard, B. about 1540. He was one of the French gentle- men who accompanied Mary Stuart on her return to her native country. The young and handsome poet fell in love with the beautiful queen, and in his madne , believ- ing that his addre es were encouraged, he invaded the bed-room of Mary, was discovered, and ordered to quit the court. C., however, again concealed himself, Feb. 14, 1563, within a rece in the bed-room of Mary, at Burnt- island; and, while her women were undre ing her, he rushed out before them all, and attempted to plead for pardon. For this offence, he was brought publicly to trial at St. Andrew's, sentenced to death, and hanged; the queen remaining inacce ible to all appeals for mercy on his behalf. As he was about to die, he cried aloud: "Adieu, most lovely and cruel of prince es!" Chastellux, FRANÇOIS JEAN, MARQUIS DE, ( shas'tel - lūs ,) a French military officer and man of letters, B. in Paris, 1734. In 1780 he served with distinction in America, where his amiable character gained him the friendship of Washington. In 1772 he published his e ay De la Félicité publique , which was much praised at the time, and led to the author's becoming a member of the Acad- emy. In 1786 appeared his Travels in America. D. 1788. Chastely, adv . In a chaste manner; purely. Chasten, (chas'n,) v. a. [Fr. châtier , for chastier ; Lat. castigare, from cast us , pure.] To cleanse; to purify; to free from spot, blame, blemish, or error. "They chasten and enlarge the mind." -Layard. -To correct; to punish; to afflict in order to subdue or reclaim. "For whom the Lord loveth he chasten eth." - Heb . xii. 6. Chastened, a . Modest; pure; purified; cleansed; as, a chastened style of writing. Chas'tener, n . One who chastens or corrects. Chaste'ne , n. Quality of being chaste; chastity; purity. Chaste'-tree, n. See AGNUS CASTUS. Chastisable, ( chas - tīs'a - bl,) a. Deserving of chastise ment. EN.]