Chaste (?), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf. Gr. pure, Skr. udth to purify.]
1.
Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.
"As
chaste as Diana."
Shak.
Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced.
Milton.
2.
Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes.
3.
Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art.
That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer.
Macaulay.
4.
Unmarried.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Syn. -- Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless.
Chaste tree. Same as Agnus castus.
© Webster 1913.