Chased bracelet

irmamar

February 27, 2011, 12:41 PM

What is a "chased" :confused: bracelet? In the sentence it is a lovely silver bracelet. Nothing to do with the hunting.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 27, 2011, 01:32 PM

I've seen that as a term to talk about embossed or engraved metals. Nice work when it's jewelry. :)

http://images.replacements.com/images/images5/flatware/K/kirk_stieff_repousse_full_chased_hand_chased_brace let_P0000128199S8278T2.jpg

Cincelado, me acaban de decir. :D

irmamar

February 28, 2011, 02:59 AM

Thanks, Angelica. The dictionary entry was about hunting. :)

Perikles

February 28, 2011, 03:38 AM

To chase can mean to adorn metal with work embossed or engraved. It's a shortened form of to enchase, from French. :)

irmamar

February 28, 2011, 05:15 AM

I had even thought that it could be an engagement bracelet :thinking: :D

Thanks. :)

Perikles

February 28, 2011, 05:25 AM

I had even thought that it could be an engagement bracelet :thinking: :lol::lol::lol:

Edit: I just asked my other half whether she knew what a chased bracelet was. She replied it was probably some kind of chastity belt :lol::lol::lol: or a token of purity. I then realised she had understood chaste bracelet. :whistling:

irmamar

February 28, 2011, 12:10 PM

:lol::lol::lol:

Edit: I just asked my other half whether she knew what a chased bracelet was. She replied it was probably some kind of chastity belt :lol::lol::lol: or a token of purity. I then realised she had understood chaste bracelet. :whistling:

:D That's curious, because I asked this when I was studying homophones, and that's the example in my book:

'He's ever so funny, my dad. He gave her a lovely silver bracelet, one of those chased ones.'
Aland couldn't imagine how one bracelet could be more chaste than another, but he didn't ask.

:D