chamber
n.
room (particularly a bedroom); office; meeting room; legislature; compartment
v.
place in a chamber; assign a room to
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Chamber
(v. t.)
To shut up, as in a chamber.
(v. t.)
To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.
(v. i.)
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
(v. i.)
To be lascivious.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Apartments in a lodging house.
(n.)
A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
(n.)
A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce.
(n.)
A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A chamber pot.
(n.)
A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
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To find yourself in a beautiful and richly furnished chamber implies sudden fortune, either through legacies from unknown relatives or through speculation. For a young woman, it denotes that a wealthy stranger will offer her marriage and a fine establishment. If the chamber is plainly furnished, it denotes that a small competency and frugality will be her portion.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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