chaste
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In “Il Mondo Alla Rovescia,” the Count is sent to the temple of the Chaste Pigeons, a kind of rehab for misbehaving men.
From The New Yorker • May 27, 2019
Chaste in black and white marble is the first floor of the Bank of Manhattan Building.
From Time Magazine Archive
His son, Alfonso the Chaste, born in this palace, was brought up in a convent near Lugo in Galicia.
From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles
Yes, very Chaste, when I am in Love with my Father-in-Law's Steward, I know not why, nor wherefore.
From The Female Wits by Anonymous
Chaste, chāst, adj. modest; refined; virtuous: pure in taste and style.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Vocabulary lists containing chaste
Mythology
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The Merchant of Venice
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The Odyssey
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