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chatelaine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chain |
chatelaine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mistress |
Examples of chatelaine
chatelaine
This is no drooping rural chatelaine, but a woman who is totally unhinged by love.
From the guardian.co.uk
In 1950 Debo became the chatelaine of seven substantial houses.
From the economist.com
She resembles, in fact, the chatelaine of a private mansion rather than the manager of a motorway stop-off.
From the guardian.co.uk
Its heroine goes from headstrong child to passionate bride to responsible chatelaine to heroic nun.
From the washingtonpost.com
The Old Lady will have to wait for her first chatelaine.
From the guardian.co.uk
She gave up a successful career writing for TV to become a mother and chatelaine of the Parrys'showplace house.
From the boston.com
A man's grave included two belt-buckles and a knife, and that of a woman contained a leather bag, a pin and a chatelaine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Glamour and theatricality became reality when the American film star Grace Kelly became chatelaine to the palace in 1956.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I find the new chatelaine of Telegraph Property at the front door of her disgustingly smart and capacious north London Victorian terraced house.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- The mistress of a chateau or large country house
- A chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
- Chu00E2telaine is a French-language magazine of women's lifestyles, published monthly in Quebec by Rogers Media, Inc., a division of Rogers Communications, Inc. The magazine was first published in 1960 by Maclean-Hunter Publishing. It covers issues and interests of real concern to women, including food, health, style, home and current affairs. The headquarters is in Montreal.
- Chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with a useful household appendage such as scissors, thimble, watch, key, vinaigrette, household seal, etc.
- Chatelaine (born Joyce Pruneau, September 1953, in Shawinigan, Quebec) is a French Canadian singer.
- Originally this was a ring or hook attached at the waist or a fancy brooch, to which chains were attached, to carry useful things like keys, etc. ...
- Said to be from the French for "Lady of the House", a chatelaine is a set of implements worn at the waist. A chatelaine clip clip is fastened to the waist, and various items such as needle cases, pencil, scissors, dangle from chains attached to it. ...
- An object clipped on at the waist of the person wearing it which has a series of chains that contain useful things: Necessaires, Keys, Etuis, Watches. (Often worn by the Housekeeper to showher position in the household.)
- A short chain for watches, keys et cetera, usually tied to a belt around the waist.
