| slovo | definícia |
chamber
(mass) | chamber
- kancelária |
chamber
(encz) | chamber,(jednací) sál n: Rostislav Svoboda |
chamber
(encz) | chamber,dutina n: Zdeněk Brož |
chamber
(encz) | chamber,kancelář n: Zdeněk Brož |
chamber
(encz) | chamber,komnata n: Zdeněk Brož |
chamber
(encz) | chamber,komora n: Zdeněk Brož |
chamber
(encz) | chamber,komůrka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Chamber
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chambered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chambering.]
1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
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2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]
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Chamber
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. t.
1. To shut up, as in a chamber. --Shak.
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2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.
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chamber
(wn) | chamber
n 1: a natural or artificial enclosed space
2: an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart
were healthy"
3: a room where a judge transacts business
4: a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial
assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"
5: a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: bedroom, {sleeping
room}, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber]
v 1: place in a chamber |
CHAMBER
(bouvier) | CHAMBER. A room in a house.
2. It was formerly hold that no freehold estate could be had in a
chamber, but it was afterwards ruled otherwise. When a chamber belongs to
one person, and the rest of the house with the land is owned by another the
two estates are considered as two separate but adjoining dwelling house's.
Co. Litt. 48, b; Bro. Ab. Demand, 20; 4 Mass. 575; 6 N. H. Rep. 555; 9 Pick.
R. 297; vide 3 Leon. 210; 3 Watts. R. 243.
3. By chamber is also understood the place where an assembly is held;
and, by the use of a figure, the assembly itself is called a chamber.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
gas chamber
(mass) | gas chamber
- plynová komora |
access chamber
(encz) | Access chamber,revizní šachta [stav.] max 600mm hluboká Oldřich Švec |
anechoic chamber
(encz) | anechoic chamber,bezodrazová komora web |
antechamber
(encz) | antechamber,předpokoj Zdeněk Brož |
bedchamber
(encz) | bedchamber,královská ložnice Zdeněk Brož |
chamber music
(encz) | chamber music,komorní hudba n: Zdeněk Brož |
chamber of commerce
(encz) | chamber of commerce, Chamber of Commerce,obchodní komora [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
chamber of deputies
(encz) | Chamber of Deputies,poslanecká sněmovna n: [práv.] Ivan Masár |
chamber orchestra
(encz) | chamber orchestra, n: |
chamber pot
(encz) | chamber pot,nočník n: Zdeněk Brož |
chambered
(encz) | chambered, adj: |
chambered nautilus
(encz) | chambered nautilus, n: |
chamberlain
(encz) | chamberlain,komoří Zdeněk Brož |
chambermaid
(encz) | chambermaid,pokojská |
chamberpot
(encz) | chamberpot,záchod v místnosti Zdeněk Brož |
chambers
(encz) | chambers,komory n: pl. Zdeněk Brožchambers,síně Zdeněk Brož |
cloud chamber
(encz) | cloud chamber, n: |
contact chamber
(encz) | contact chamber,kontaktní nádrž [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
council chamber
(encz) | council chamber, n: |
cremation chamber
(encz) | cremation chamber, n: |
death chamber
(encz) | death chamber, n: |
detritus chamber
(encz) | detritus chamber,lapák písku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
firing chamber
(encz) | firing chamber, n: |
four-chambered heart
(encz) | four-chambered heart,čtyřkomorové srdce n: předsíně a komory se počítají
dohromady Jirka Daněk |
gas chamber
(encz) | gas chamber,plynová komora Josef Kosek |
gun chamber
(encz) | gun chamber, n: |
hyperbaric chamber
(encz) | hyperbaric chamber, n: |
inspection chamber
(encz) | Inspection chamber,revizní šachta n: průměr min. 450mm;max 1000mm
hluboké Oldřich Švec |
ionization chamber
(encz) | ionization chamber, n: |
lock chamber
(encz) | lock chamber, n: |
piston chamber
(encz) | piston chamber, n: |
presence chamber
(encz) | presence chamber, n: |
resonating chamber
(encz) | resonating chamber, n: |
spark chamber
(encz) | spark chamber, n: |
supply chamber
(encz) | supply chamber, n: |
torture chamber
(encz) | torture chamber, n: torture chamber,mučírna n: Zdeněk Brož |
two-chambered
(encz) | two-chambered, adj: |
vacuum chamber
(encz) | vacuum chamber,podtlaková komora n: BartyCok |
Air chamber
(gcide) | Air chamber \Air" cham`ber\
1. A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or
plant.
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2. A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing
the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.
[1913 Webster]Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Antechamber
(gcide) | Antechamber \An"te*cham`ber\, n. [Cf. F. antichambre.]
1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and
leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an
outer chamber. See Lobby.
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2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an
interior part.
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The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal.
--Todd &
Bowman.
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Antichamber
(gcide) | Antichamber \An"ti*cham`ber\, n. [Obs.]
See Antechamber.
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Archchamberlain
(gcide) | Archchamberlain \Arch`cham"ber*lain\, n. [Cf. G.
erzk[aum]mmerer. See Arch-, pref.]
A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire,
whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in
England.
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Bedchamber
(gcide) | Bedchamber \Bed"cham`ber\, n.
A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. --Shak.
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Lords of the bedchamber, eight officers of the royal
household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week
each. [Eng.]
Ladies of the bedchamber, eight ladies, all titled, holding
a similar official position in the royal household, during
the reign of a queen. [Eng.]
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Bridechamber
(gcide) | Bridechamber \Bride"cham`ber\, n.
The nuptial apartment. --Matt. ix. 15.
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Chamber
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
[1913 Webster]Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chambered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chambering.]
1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
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2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. t.
1. To shut up, as in a chamber. --Shak.
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2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.
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Chamber council
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber counsel
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber counselor
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
[1913 Webster]
Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber fellow
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
[1913 Webster]
4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
[1913 Webster]
5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
[1913 Webster]
Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber hangings
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
[1913 Webster]
2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
[1913 Webster]
4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
[1913 Webster]
5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber lye
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber music
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber of commerce
(gcide) | Commerce \Com"merce\, n.
Note: (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [F.
commerce, L. commercium; com- + merx, mercis,
merchandise. See Merchant.]
1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp.
the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between
different places or communities; extended trade or
traffic.
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The public becomes powerful in proportion to the
opulence and extensive commerce of private men.
--Hume.
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2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in
society with another; familiarity.
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Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce
with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser.
--Macaulay.
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3. Sexual intercourse. --W. Montagu.
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4. A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to
exchange, barter, or trade. --Hoyle.
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Chamber of commerce. See Chamber.
Syn: Trade; traffic; dealings; intercourse; interchange;
communion; communication.
[1913 Webster]Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chamber of Deputies
(gcide) | deputy \dep"u*ty\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Deputies
(d[e^]p"[-u]*t[i^]z). [F. d['e]put['e], fr. LL. deputatus.
See Depute.]
1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered
to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in
office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a
vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a
township, etc.
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There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king
in Edom; a deputy was king. --1 Kings
xxii. 47.
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God's substitute,
His deputy anointed in His sight. --Shak.
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Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various
executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to
act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy
marshal, deputy sheriff.
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2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]
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Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French
legislative assembly; -- formerly called {Corps
L['e]gislatif}. Its members, called deputies, are elected
by the people voting in districts.
Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy;
agent; factor.
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Chamber of paraments
(gcide) | Parament \Par"a*ment\, n. [Sp. paramento, from parar to prepare,
L. parare.]
Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state
apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; --
chiefly in the plural. [Obs.]
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Lords in paraments on their coursers. --Chaucer.
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Chamber of paraments, presence chamber of a monarch.
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Chamber practice
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Chambered
(gcide) | Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chambered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chambering.]
1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
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2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Chambered \Cham"bered\, a.
Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a
chambered gun.
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Chamberer
(gcide) | Chamberer \Cham"ber*er\, n.
1. One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. A civilian; a carpetmonger. [Obs.]
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Chambering
(gcide) | Chambering \Cham"ber*ing\, n.
Lewdness. [Obs.] --Rom. xiii. 13.
[1913 Webster]Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chambered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Chambering.]
1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
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2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]
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Chamberlain
(gcide) | Chamberlain \Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF.
chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k[aum]mmerling,
kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and
-ling.] [Formerly written chamberlin.]
1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or
chambers.
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2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
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3. An officer having the direction and management of the
private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in
Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
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4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the
chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
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The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown,
who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and
provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for
the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under
him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers.
His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain
of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal
housekeeping.
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Chamberlainship
(gcide) | Chamberlainship \Cham"ber*lain*ship\, n.
Office of a chamberlain.
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chamberlin
(gcide) | Chamberlain \Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF.
chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k[aum]mmerling,
kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and
-ling.] [Formerly written chamberlin.]
1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or
chambers.
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2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
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3. An officer having the direction and management of the
private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in
Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
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4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the
chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
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The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown,
who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and
provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for
the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under
him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers.
His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain
of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal
housekeeping.
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Chambermaid
(gcide) | Chambermaid \Cham"ber*maid`\, n.
1. A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the
beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.
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2. A lady's maid. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Chambertin
(gcide) | Chambertin \Cham`ber*tin"\, n.
A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon, in Burgundy.
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Combustion chamber
(gcide) | Combustion chamber \Com*bus"tion cham`ber\ (Mech.)
(a) A space over, or in front of, a boiler furnace where
the gases from the fire become more thoroughly mixed
and burnt.
(b) The clearance space in the cylinder of an internal
combustion engine where the charge is compressed and
ignited.
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Council chamber
(gcide) | Council \Coun"cil\ (koun"s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L.
concilium; con- + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call,
and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. Conciliate. This word is often
confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.]
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1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation,
deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for
consultation in a critical case.
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2. A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an
advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's
council; a city council.
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An old lord of the council rated me the other day.
--Shak.
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3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.
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Satan . . . void of rest,
His potentates to council called by night. --Milton.
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O great in action and in council wise. --Pope.
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Aulic council. See under Aulic.
Cabinet council. See under Cabinet.
City council, the legislative branch of a city government,
usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common
council, but sometimes otherwise constituted.
Common council. See under Common.
Council board, Council table, the table round which a
council holds consultation; also, the council itself in
deliberation.
Council chamber, the room or apartment in which a council
meets.
Council fire, the ceremonial fire kept burning while the
Indians hold their councils. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
Council of war, an assembly of officers of high rank,
called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to
measures or importance or nesessity.
Ecumenical council (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or
divines convened from the whole body of the church to
regulate matters of doctrine or discipline.
Executive council, a body of men elected as advisers of the
chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S.]
Legislative council, the upper house of a legislature,
usually called the senate.
Privy council. See under Privy. [Eng.]
Syn: Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament;
convention; convocation; synod.
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echo chamber
(gcide) | echo chamber \ech"o cham"ber\, n. (Music, broadcasting)
A room with walls that resonate sound, producing audible
echoes; it is used especially to create special sound effects
in recording music.
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Gate chamber
(gcide) | Gate \Gate\ (g[=a]t), n. [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate,
door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat
opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v.
Cf. Gate a way, 3d Get.]
1. A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an
inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.;
also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by
which the passage can be closed.
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2. An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or
barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens
a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance
or of exit.
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Knowest thou the way to Dover?
Both stile and gate, horse way and footpath. --Shak.
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Opening a gate for a long war. --Knolles.
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3. A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage
of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
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4. (Script.) The places which command the entrances or
access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
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The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
--Matt. xvi.
18.
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5. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt
to pass through or into.
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6. (Founding)
(a) The channel or opening through which metal is poured
into the mold; the ingate.
(b) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue
or sullage piece. [Written also geat and git.]
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Gate chamber, a recess in the side wall of a canal lock,
which receives the opened gate.
Gate channel. See Gate, 5.
Gate hook, the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.
Gate money, entrance money for admission to an inclosure.
Gate tender, one in charge of a gate, as at a railroad
crossing.
Gate valva, a stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate
which affords a straight passageway when open.
Gate vein (Anat.), the portal vein.
To break gates (Eng. Univ.), to enter a college inclosure
after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
To stand in the gate or To stand in the gates, to occupy
places or advantage, power, or defense.
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Ground chamber
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
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There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
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2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
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3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
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4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
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5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
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7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
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Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
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On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
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9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
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There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
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These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
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Guard chamber
(gcide) | Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf.
OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth.
wardja watchman. See Guard, v. t.]
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1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,
exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
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His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft.
--Shak.
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2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a
person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
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The guard which kept the door of the king's house.
--Kings xiv.
27.
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3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a
conductor. [Eng.]
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4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure
against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as:
(a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
(b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a
garment.
(c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person
or dress.
(d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a
vessel.
(e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;
esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of
strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond
the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft
against collision.
(f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock
frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a
bow, to protect the trigger.
(g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in
a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when
filled.
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5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber
exercise.
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6. An expression or admission intended to secure against
objections or censure.
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They have expressed themselves with as few guards
and restrictions as I. --Atterbury.
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7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
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8. (Zool.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of
the Belemnites.
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Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard
duty.
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Advanced guard, Coast guard, etc. See under Advanced,
Coast, etc.
Grand guard (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line
belonging to a system of advance posts of an army.
--Mahan.
Guard boat.
(a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war
in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good
lookout.
(b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the
observance of quarantine regulations.
Guard cells (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they
are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.
Guard chamber, a guardroom.
Guard detail (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc.,
detailed for guard duty.
Guard duty (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc.,
performed by a sentinel or sentinels.
Guard lock (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or
basin.
Guard of honor (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to
accompany eminent persons.
Guard rail (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a
main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard
against derailment.
Guard ship, a war vessel appointed to superintend the
marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English
service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed
among their respective ships.
Life guard (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the
person of a prince or high officer.
Off one's guard, in a careless state; inattentive;
unsuspicious of danger.
On guard, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as
a guard or sentinel; watching.
On one's guard, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.
To mount guard (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or
sentinel.
To run the guard, to pass the watch or sentinel without
leave.
Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort;
care; attention; watch; heed.
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Imperial chamber
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Inchamber
(gcide) | Inchamber \In*cham"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inchambered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Inchambering.] [Pref. in- in + chamber: cf.
OF. enchambrer.]
To lodge in a chamber. [R.] --Sherwood.
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