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See Antechamber.

A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.

A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery.

A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.

A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak. 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 q…

The nuptial appartment. Matt. ix. 15.

A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.

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.

To lodge in a chamber. [R.] Sherwood.

A dressing gown, or morning gown.

An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolish…

A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.

t; to be plentiful. The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. Chambers. Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Rom. v. 20.

Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant.

ent; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition. Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey.

Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] Peacham.

rmost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.

Named before. Peacham.

ects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheæ, of plants spiral vessels.

The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.