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   Chaste , a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf. Gr. καθαρός pure, Skr. çudh to purify.]
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   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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   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.
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   That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer.
   Macaulay.
   
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   Unmarried. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   Syn. -- Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless.
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   Chaste tree. Same as Agnus castus.
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