chastity 
5. Purity and simplicity of stylo in writing. 
6. In art, freedom from meretricious orna- 
ment or affectation. 
Again, at a coronation, what can be more displeasing to 
a philosophic taste than a pretended clniKtitil of ornament, 
at war with the very purposes of a solemnity essenti;ill> 
magnificent? !>< (Jiiinrri/, Rhetoric. 
[In the last two senses chimteiiem is more com- 
monly used.] 
chastbt, chastont, . [Cf. ML. chanto, OF. chax- 
ton, F. clifitoii, the be/el of a ring: see chatnu."] 
The clasp, socket, or holder for the plume of a 
helmet. 
chastyt, e. t. A Middle English form of i-lmxti-. 
chasuble (chas'u-bl), n. [Also written chagiblr, 
chesible; < ME.' chesible, chesuble, etc., < OF. 
"chasible, chasuble, F. chasuble (= 8p. Camilla; 
of. MHG. l-asinji-li; l.iiKiii'lci-l. 1>. kiimiij'cl), < 
ML. <'auitbul<i, caxiibla, equiv. to casula, a man- 
tle, a chasuble, lit. a little house (cf. It. ciixu- 
pola, a shanty), dim. of L. cam, a house: see 
casa. Cf. casula and cassock, of the same ult. 
origin.] JUccles., a sleeveless vestment, origi- 
nally circular in outline, but in medieval and 
modern use of an elliptical shape, or modi- 
fied from this so as to be nearly rectangular, 
and provided with an aperture in the center 
through which to pass tlie head, it is worn so 
as to fall in front and at the hack of the wearer to an 
equal or nearly equal distance, showing only one of its 
halves at a time. The chasuble is the principal vestment 
worn by a priest 
when celebrat- 
ing the mass or 
holy commu- 
ni.in. nnil is put 
on over the alb. 
It is held to 
represent the 
seamless coat of 
riniM, or char- 
ity symbolized 
by it. The ma- 
terial is usually 
rich stuff silk, 
brocade, or vel- 
vet. In itsoldest 
form it was very 
full and long, 
reaching nearly 
to the feet. The 
medieval or el- 
liptical form, 
which is some- 
times worn in 
Roman Catho- 
lic churches, 
reaches below 
the knees, and 
is generally or- 
namented with 
a Y- cross. The 
shape common- 
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 arms, 
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- cross or Latin cross 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, panmla, identifying it 
with the ancient Roman garment of that name, is prob- 
ably the oldest. The same word occurs also ill various 
Greek forms. It is translated "cloke" in 2 Tim. iv. 1.1, 
and is the accepted name for the chasuble in the Greek 
Church, generally in the form phelonion. The name ]tla- 
neta has also been in use from early times, and is still the 
term preferred in the official use of the Roman Catholic 
Church. The amphibalus, 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 ge, louely ladyes, with goure longe fyngres, 
That je han silke and sendal to sowe, whan tyme is, 
Chesibles for chapelleynes cherches to honoure. 
Piers Plowman (B), vi. 12. 
chat 1 (chat), v. ; pret. and pp. chatted, ppr. 
chatting. [< late ME. chatte, a shortened form, 
appar. taken as the base, of chatter, q. v. Re- 
duplicated chitchat, q. v.] I. intrans. To con- 
verse 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., Hi. 2. 
To chat awhile on their adventures passed. Dryden. 
Sir Launcelot at her side 
Laughed and chatted, bending over, 
Half her friend and all her lover. 
T. B. Aldrieh, The Queen's Ride. 
Il.t trans. To talk of ; converse about. 
936 
Your prattling nurse 
Into a rupture lets her baby cry, 
While she chats him. Shak., Cor., ii. 1. 
chat 1 (chat), 11. [<e/m?l, <.] 1. Free, informal 
speech ; familiar conversation. 
(I, how I long to have some chat with her] 
Shak., 1. of the S., ii. 1. 
2. Idle talk ; chatter. 
This bald nnjointed chat of his, my lord, 
I answered indirectly. ,S7<A-.. 1 Hen. IV., i. :i. 
= Syn. See //ntttlf. n. 
chat 2 (chat), ii. [< chat 1 , with reference to 
their chattering cries. Cf. chatterer, 2, and 
chuck 3 ."] A name of several different birds, 
(a) Any bird of the family Saxicolidrr, as a stonechat, 
whine-hat, or wheatear. There are many species, chiefly 
African. (6) Specifically, the yellow-breasted chat of the 
1'iiited States, an oscine passerine bird, lelrria rimi*. 
chattel 
F. chatelaine, fem. of chi'iMain : see chatelain 
and castellan.'} I. . 1. A female castellan; the 
lady of the castle or chateau. See chatelain. 
2. A chain, or group of chains, worn by cas- 
tellans, by which the keys of a castle were 
suspended from the girdle; 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, [< F. ch&telet: see chalet and cas- 
lellrt, cnxtlct.'} A little castle. 
chatellany (shat'e-la-ni), .; pi. chatellanien 
(-niz). [< F. chatelle'nie, < ML. castellania : see 
castcllany.'] Same as ctis/fl/im//. 
This princely republic [Neuchatel] is divided into four 
rhiiMliniir* and tifteeil mayories. 
J. Adatnt, Works, IV. 375. 
chathamite (chat'am-it), . [< Cliatham (see 
def.) + -ite 2 .] A variety of chloanthite, from 
Chatham, in the State of Connecticut. 
chati (eha-te'), n. [Appar. a native South 
American name, assimilated to F. chat, a cat.] 
A name of the Felts mitis, a small spotted South 
American cat. 
Chatoessina (kat"o-e-sl'na), n. pi. [NL., < 
+ -j;i 2 .] In Giinther's system of 
kmbroidered Chasuble, in the Cathe 
Siena (late i6th century). 
Yellow-breasted Chat (Ifteria virais}. 
of the family MnvitHtida. It is about 7J inches long, 
green above, white below, has a golden-yellow breast, 
and is remarkable for the volubility and mimicry ot its 
song, as well as for the evolutions which the male per- 
forms on the wing during the mating season. 
chat 3 (chat), n. [< ME. chat, a cat, also a cat- 
kin, < OF. cliat, a cat (cf. chaton, chatton, a cat- 
kin) : see cat 1 , and cf. catkin, catling.'] 1. A 
cat. See cat 1 . 
The flry chat he slouje withoute more 
And of Archadie the cruel tusshy bore. 
^8. Digbti, 230. (HaUimtt.) 
2. A catkin. 
The long Peper comethe first, whan the Lef begynuethe 
to come; and it is lyche the Chattes of Haselle, that 
comethe before the Lef, and it hangethe lowe. 
Mandeville, Travels, p. IBS. 
3. A key or samara of the ash or maple. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
chat 4 (chat), n. [A particular use of chat 3 , a 
catkin, or a var. of chit 1 , a little twig, a child, 
etc.: see chit 1 .'] 1. A twig; a little stick; a 
fragment. 2. A child. [Prov. Eng.] -Chat 
potatoes, small potatoes. 
chateau (sha-to'), .; pi. chdteaux (-toz'). [F., 
< OF. chastel, cantel, < L. castellum, a castle: 
see castle.'} A castle ; a manor-house ; a large 
and stately residence, usually in the country : 
chiefly with reference to France or southern 
Europe. The word is very frequent in French use in 
local names. Such names are often attached to wines. See 
phrases below. Chateau Chignon, a red wine made in 
the department of Nievre, France. Chateau en Es- 
pagne. Same as cattle in Spain. See castle. Chateau 
Haut-Brion, a red Bordeaux wine made in the district 
of Haut Medoc. It is often classed in the first grade of 
Bordeaux red wines, or may be considered as the first of 
the second grade. Chateau Laffitte, a red Bordeaux 
wine made in the commune of Pauillac, in the district of 
Medoc. It belongs to the first grade of Bordeaux red wines. 
Chateau La Rose, a red Bordeaux wine, the firstgrowth 
of the La Rose wines (which see, under trine). It is usually 
considered a wine of the second grade, but the vintage of 
some years ranks with the first. Chateau La Tour, a red 
Bordeaux wine made in the commune of St.-Lambei t, in the 
district of Medoc. It is one of the first grades of Bordeaux 
red wines, apd ranks after Chateau Laffltte and Chateau 
Margaux. Chateau La Tour Blanche, a white Bordeaux 
wine made in the neighborhood of Barsac. It ranks with 
Chateau Suduiraut, being second only to Chateau Yquem. 
Chateau Margaux, a red Bordeaux wine made in the 
commune of Margaux. It is one of the first grade of Bor- 
deaux red wines, ranking either first of all or second only 
to Chateau Laffitte. Chateau Suduiraut, a white Bor- 
deaux wine made in the neighborhood of Barsac. Cha- 
teau Yquem, a white Bordeaux wine made in the neigh- 
borhood of Barsac. It is considered the chief of the white 
wines of Bordeaux commonly called Sauternes. 
chatelain (shat'e-lan), n. [< F. chdtelam, < OF. 
cliastelairt,<WL.castellanus: see castellan."] 1. 
A castellan. 2. In France, formerly, a terri- 
torial lord who had the right of possessing a 
castle. 
The chatelaines and mayors [of Neuchatel], who preside 
in the several courts of justice, are also of his [the king's] 
nomination. ./. Adams, Works, IV. 376. 
chatelaine (shat'e-lan), n. and a. [Formerly 
chastelaine, < ME. ehasteleyne, < OF. chastelaine, 
classification, the second group of Cliipi-iiUr. 
having the mouth transverse and inferior, nar- 
row, and toothless, the upper jaw overlapping 
the lower, and the abdomen serrated: a syno- 
nym of Dorosomida; (which see). 
chatoessine (kat-o-es'in), a. Of or pertaining 
to the Chatoessina. 
Chatoessus (kat-o-es'us), n. [NL. ; also written 
Chatoessus, -<.; appar. erroneously formed < 
Gr. ;^a<rfc(f, fem. xamitoaa, with a long mane, 
< x a ' Tr l, long flowing hair, a mane : see chatta.'] 
A genus of isospondylous fishes, of the family 
DorosomidtK or gizzard-shads. See Dorosoma. 
chaton (F. pron. sha-ton'), . [F., < OF. chas- 
tnn, castitn = It. castone (ML. chanto), bezel, 
prob. < OHG. chasto, MHG. G. 1'asten, a box, 
chest, also applied to a bezel: see chesfl."] The 
head or top of a ring ; the part which receives 
a stone, device, or ornament of any kind ; also, 
the whole top, including the stone or seal. See 
bezel. 
The double-headed axe is also engraved oil the famous 
i-liiitiiniit the ring discovered by Dr. SchliemannatMykente. 
A. II. Sayce, Pref. to Schliemann's Troja, p. 20. 
The intaglio on the oval chaton of the other gold ring 
presents an equally strange subject. 
C. T. Xewton, Art and Archseol., p. 269. 
chatoyancy (sha-toi'an-si), n, [< chatoyant: 
see -KC;/.] The quality of being chatoyant. 
chatoyant (sha-toi'ant; F. pron. sha-two-yon'), 
a. and n. [< F. eliatoyunt, ppr. of chatoyer, 
change luster like the eye of a cat, < chat, cat: 
see caft.~] I. a. Changing in luster or color, 
like a cat's eye in the dark. 
Deluded little wretch, . . . going to your first party, . . . 
now for the first time swimming into the frothy, chatoy- 
ant, sparkling, undulating sea of laces and satins, and 
white-armed, flower-crowned maidens. 
O. W. Holmes, Elsie Vernier, vii. 
II. ii. A kind of hard stone or gem having 
when cut and polished a chatoyant luster; cat's- 
eye. 
chatoyment (sha-toi'ment), . [< F. chatoy- 
meiit, < chatoyer: see chatoyant."] Exhibition of 
changeable colors, or changeableness of color, 
as in a mineral ; play of colors. 
chatra (chat'ra), n. Same as chattah. 
chat-roller (chat'ro"ler), 11. An ore-crushing 
machine, consisting of a pair of cast-iron rollers, 
for grinding roasted ore. E. H. Knight. 
chatsome (chat'sum), a. [< chat 1 + -same."} 
Chatty ; full of gossip. Mackay. 
chatt (chat), n. Same as chack%. 
chattah (chat'a), . [Hind, chhatd, also chhdtu, 
chhatr, < Skt. chhattra, < \fchhad, cover.] In In- 
dia, an umbrella. See umbrella. Also chutra. 
chattation (cha-ta'shon), n. [< chat 1 + -ation.~] 
Chat ; idle talk ; gossip. Mme. JfArblay. 
chattel' (chat'el or -1), n. [< ME. chatel, chetel 
(with pi. chateiis, chatetcs, cliateux, after OF.), 
< OF. chatel, assibilated form of catel (> ME. 
eatel), cattle, goods, property: see cattle and 
capita? 2 .] 1. Property;. wealth; goods; stock. 
See cattle, 1. 
Aiwher with chaff! mon mai luue cheape [anywhere with 
wealth one may buy love]. 
Old Etuj. Homilies (ed. Morris), p. 271. 
To dealeu his feder [father's) chetel to neodfule. 
Ancren Ritcle, p. 224. 
2. An article of personal property ; a movable: 
usually in the plural, goods; movable assets. 
