maître de chain.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪtrə də ˈʃeɪ/,

/ˌmɛtrə də ˈʃeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈˌmeɪtrə də ˈʃeɪ/

Forms: 1900s– maître de chai, 1900s– maître de chais.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maître de chai.

Etymology: < French maître de chai, lit. ‘master of the cellar’ (1867) < maître overseer (see master n.¹) + de de prep. + chai , †chais wine storehouse (1584; 1482 in Middle French as chaiz , plural), a western (probably originally Poitevin) form perhaps related to quai quai n.Not fully naturalized in English.

Winemaking.

Chiefly in France, esp. Bordeaux: the cellar-master on an estate.

ΚΠ

1950 J. M. Scott Vineyards of France iii. 107 When K.B. had finished his sketch..the Maître de chais took us through the buildings.

1973 Times 12 Nov. 18/7 ‘Wine is a living thing,’ the maitre de chais of Mouton..declares categorically.

1977 H. Johnson World Atlas of Wine (rev. ed.) 81 The maître de chai is an important fugure at the château. At little properties it is the owner himself, at big ones an old retainer. It is he who welcomes visitors, and lets them taste new wine, cold and dark and unpalatable, from the casks.

1983 J. Robinson Great Wine Bk. 16/1 As the maître-de-chai..confessed, ‘It's a little bit of tradition, but why not believe it?’

1990 Vogue Sept. 127 (advt.) Once a year, Hennessy's maitre de chai..inspects the maturing cognac and the best eaux-de-vie are selected and blended to form Hennessy Cognac.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maître de chai
释义	maître de chain. Brit. /ˌmeɪtrə də ˈʃeɪ/, /ˌmɛtrə də ˈʃeɪ/, U.S. /ˈˌmeɪtrə də ˈʃeɪ/ Forms: 1900s– maître de chai, 1900s– maître de chais. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maître de chai. Etymology: < French maître de chai, lit. ‘master of the cellar’ (1867) < maître overseer (see master n.¹) + de de prep. + chai , †chais wine storehouse (1584; 1482 in Middle French as chaiz , plural), a western (probably originally Poitevin) form perhaps related to quai quai n.Not fully naturalized in English. Winemaking. Chiefly in France, esp. Bordeaux: the cellar-master on an estate. ΚΠ 1950 J. M. Scott Vineyards of France iii. 107 When K.B. had finished his sketch..the Maître de chais took us through the buildings. 1973 Times 12 Nov. 18/7 ‘Wine is a living thing,’ the maitre de chais of Mouton..declares categorically. 1977 H. Johnson World Atlas of Wine (rev. ed.) 81 The maître de chai is an important fugure at the château. At little properties it is the owner himself, at big ones an old retainer. It is he who welcomes visitors, and lets them taste new wine, cold and dark and unpalatable, from the casks. 1983 J. Robinson Great Wine Bk. 16/1 As the maître-de-chai..confessed, ‘It's a little bit of tradition, but why not believe it?’ 1990 Vogue Sept. 127 (advt.) Once a year, Hennessy's maitre de chai..inspects the maturing cognac and the best eaux-de-vie are selected and blended to form Hennessy Cognac. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950
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