Chatelaine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chatelaine \Chat"e*laine\, n. [F. ch[^a]telaine the wife of a
     castellan, the mistress of a chateau, a chatelaine chain.]
     An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist,
     and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch,
     keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine
     chain.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chatelaine
       n 1: the mistress of a chateau or large country house
       2: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a
          purse or bunch of keys etc.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "chatelaine":
     abbess, anklet, armlet, bangle, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin,
     brooch, captain, castellan, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelain,
     circle, commandant, commander, coronet, crown, dame, diadem,
     director, dowager, earring, executive, first lady, fob, gem,
     goodwife, governess, governor, great lady, homemaker, housewife,
     intendant, jewel, locket, madam, manager, master, matriarch,
     matron, mistress, mother superior, necklace, nose ring, pin,
     precious stone, rhinestone, ring, ruler, stickpin, stone, tiara,
     torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet