'Chamber lye' definitions:

Definition of 'Chamber lye'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]