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Chamber

noun

A natural or artificial enclosed space.

An enclosed volume in the body.

A room where a judge transacts business.

A deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly.

A room used primarily for sleeping. Synonyms: bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room.

verb

(past & past part. chambered; pres. part. chambering)

Place in a chamber.

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... last victim of the scourge of the ocean, murdered no less by him than were the hundreds his bloody hand had struck dead with the sword. Even the rude seamen shed tears for the lost and ill-fated girl; and a silence like that of the death-chamber reigned on board the little brig, as it swept noiselessly over the waters. No class of people are more proverbially light-hearted and thoughtless than seamen. The sad event of the preceding night seemed to have passed from the memories of all on board ...

— Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 • Various

... and luxury of the guest-chamber was quite a shock, and Mary would rather have faced a dozen naughty girls than have taken Sir Edward's arm to go in to dinner. However, her hostess had decided on a quiet course of treatment such ...

— That Stick • Charlotte M. Yonge

... projection of the wall concealed it. There was a noise as of the opening and closing of the hall door; he heard quick, heavy footsteps along the passage—heard them ascend the stairs—heard them on the uncarpeted floor of the chamber immediately overhead. ...

— Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories • Ambrose Bierce

... desirous of pleasing his entertainer, he replied courteously and agreeably to whatever was said to him. Finally, he pleaded fatigue and illness as an excuse for retiring to rest, and was conducted by the farmer to an upper chamber where he went ...

— Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet • Captain Marryat

... and sword into the Ansary country. It was reported that he burnt the villages of the assassins, and sent several heads to the pasha as tokens of his victories. Lady Hester received a vote of thanks from the French Chamber of Deputies, after a speech by Comte Delaborde, explaining the services she ...

— Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century • George Paston

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