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‖ chatelaine|ˈʃɑːtəleɪn, -æ-|
Also châtelaine.
[a. F. châtelaine, fem. of châtelain.]
1. A female castellan; the mistress of a castle or country house. Also, the mistress of a household.
1845J. S. Mill in Edin. Rev. LXXXII. 409 The representative of the chief's person and the delegate of his authority, during his frequent absences, was the châtelaine. 1855M. Arnold Tristram & Is., The youngest fairest chatelaine That this realm of France can boast. 1861Lady Chatterton in Mem. Adm. Gambier I. iv. 52 A good châtelaine and true, of an English country house. 1899Westm. Gaz. 18 Apr. 2/1 The finest effects of a thunderstorm are dimmed to the most aesthetic of chatelaines by a too keen perception of its ‘effects’ on her larder. 1900New Cent. Rev. VII. 381 The chatelaine of 17, Hertford Street, was hereditarily qualified to preside over a home whose natural atmosphere was one of culture. 1903Mainly about People XI. 143/2 The châtelaine of a house in Eaton Square. 1949[see A.W.O.L. s.v. A III)].
2. a. An ornamental appendage worn by ladies at their waist, supposed to represent the bunch of keys, etc. of a mediæval châtelaine: it consists of a number of short chains attached to the girdle or belt, etc., bearing articles of household use and ornament, as keys, corkscrew, scissors, penknife, pin-cushion, thimble-case, watch, etc., according to taste. (Sometimes applied to a bunch of ornaments worn at a watch-chain.)
1851Art Jrnl. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 43/1 The modern chatelaine is but a reproduction of an article of decorative ornament, worn by ladies..more than a century and a half ago. The watch, the scissors, etui, pincushion, &c. were then ostentatiously appended to the dress of ladies. 1859L. Oliphant Elgin's Mission II. 191 [They] tie bundles of charms or chatelaines to their watch-chains. 1872Baker Nile Tribut. vi. 85 The women wear a large bunch of charms as a sort of châtelaine.
b. attrib., as chatelaine bag, a small bag suspended from a belt or chatelaine; chatelaine watch, a watch attached to a chatelaine.
1873Young Englishwoman June 286/1 A very ladylike chatelaine costume, of black grenadine. 1883Cassell's Fam. Mag. Oct. 698/1 Châtelaine bags are much worn again. 1936L. C. Douglas White Banners v. 102 She glanced down at her chatelaine watch. |