| 释义 |
† ˈchaston Obs. rare.
[a. OF. chaston, mod.F. chaton = It. castone, in same sense: the same word as OHG. chasto, mod.G. kasten chest, coffer, box; but their mutual relations and ultimate source are uncertain.]
The broad part of a ring in which the stone is set; the collet.
1604E. G. tr. D'Acosta's Hist. Indies v. ix. 353 A looking-glasse of golde, shining and well burnished..They called this glasse or chaston of golde ‘Irlacheaya’. |