| 单词 | chatelaine |
| 释义 | chatelaine (once / 17205 pages) n WORD FAMILY chatelaine: chatelaines USAGE EXAMPLESThe conversation is interrupted momentarily when Lady Carnarvon, the estate's current chatelaine, pops by to fix herself an espresso. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2015) She was growing into her role as a châtelaine, but running a house wasn’t quite enough for her. The New Yorker(Dec 01, 2015) It seems the Duchess of Northumberland, chatelaine of Alnwick and creator of the Poison Garden, keeps several stuffed dogs up at the castle. Washington Post(Jun 25, 2015) 1n a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc. Hyper chain a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament 2n the mistress of a chateau or large country house Hyper mistress a woman master who directs the work of others |
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