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chasten'd

chasten'd

English

Adjective

chasten'd (comparative more chasten'd, superlative most chasten'd)

  1. Made chaste
    • 1829Edgar Allan Poe, Al Aaraaf
      Repenting follies that full long have Red,
      Heaving her white breast to the balmy air,
      Like guilty beauty, chasten'd and more fair

Usage notes

  • This is a contracted poetic form, now rarely used.

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