chambray.html - n.
a linen-finished gingham cloth with a white weft and a coloured warp. [irreg. f. Cambrai: see CAMBRIC]

chambray.html - adj.
(of red wine) brought to room temperature. [F, past part. of chambrer f. chambre room: see CHAMBER]

chambray.html - n.
1 a a hall used by a legislative or judicial body. b the body that meets in it. c any of the houses of a parliament (Chamber of Deputies; second chamber).
2 (in pl.) Brit. Law a rooms used by a barrister or group of barristers, esp. in the Inns of Court. b a judge's room used for hearing cases not needing to be taken in court.
3 poet. or archaic a room, esp. a bedroom.
4 Mus. (attrib.) of or for a small group of instruments (chamber orchestra; chamber music).
5 an enclosed space in machinery etc. (esp. the part of a gun-bore that contains the charge).
6 a a cavity in a plant or in the body of an animal. b a compartment in a structure.
7 = chamber-pot.

Chamber of Commerce an association to promote local commercial interests. chamber-pot a receptacle for urine etc., used in a bedroom. [ME f. OF chambre f. L CAMERA]

chambray.html - adj.
(of a tomb) containing a burial chamber.

chambray.html - n.
1 an officer managing the household of a sovereign or a great noble.
2 the treasurer of a corporation etc.

Lord Chamberlain (of the Household) the official in charge of the Royal Household, formerly the licenser of plays. Lord Great Chamberlain of England the hereditary holder of a ceremonial office.

chamberlainship n. [ME f. OF chamberlain etc. f. Frank. f. L camera CAMERA]

chambray.html - n.
1 a housemaid at a hotel etc.
2 US a housemaid.