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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 964 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHATELAINE (Fr. chdtelaine, the feminine See also:form of chdtelain, a keeper of a See also:castle) , the See also:mistress of a castle. From the See also:custom of a chatelaine to carry the keys of the castle suspended from her See also:girdle, the word is now applied to the collection of See also:short chains, often worn by ladies, to which are attached various small articles of domestic and See also:toilet use, as keys, penknife, needlecase,. See also:scissors, &c.

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