Chāste, a.

a. [Fr. chaste, O. Fr. caste, Pr. cast, It., Sp., & Pg. casto, from Lat. castus, pure, chaste.] 1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous. “As chaste as Diana.” Shak. Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. Milton. 2. Pure from obscenity, from barbarous words or phrases, or quaint, affected, extravagant expressions; as, chaste language, or style.