chatelaine 的定义
plural chat·e·laines [shat-l-eynz; French shahtuh-len]. /ˈʃæt lˌeɪnz; French ʃɑtəˈlɛn/.
- the mistress of a castle.
- the mistress of an elegant or fashionable household.
- a hooklike clasp or a chain for suspending keys, trinkets, scissors, a watch, etc., worn at the waist by women.
- a woman's lapel ornament resembling this.
chatelaine 近义词
等同于 mistress
更多chatelaine例句
- She was a tiny thing, in a marvellous frock and a flowery hat and a silver girdle and chatelaine.
- His voice trembled with the agony of love and pain, as she drew the solitaire out of the chatelaine bag at her belt.
- For the last year Dinah had played the chatelaine, and spent the winter only at La Baudraye.
- The natural servant wears her apron smartly; the born chatelaine with an inimitable grace.
- The fame of the brilliant and beautiful Baroness Wrangell, first chatelaine of the castle, lives after her.