Chambered
(Cham"bered) a. Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a chambered
gun.
Chamberer
(Cham"ber*er) n.
1. One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A civilian; a carpetmonger. [Obs.]
Chambering
(Cham"ber*ing), n. Lewdness. [Obs.] Rom. xiii. 13.
Chamberlain
(Cham"ber*lain) n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF. chambellon, OHG. chamerling,
chamarlinc, G. kämmerling, kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and -ling.] [Formerly
written chamberlin.]
1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.
2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
3. An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence,
in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown, who waits upon the sovereign on the day
of coronation, and provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for the House of Lords during
the session of Parliament. Under him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers. His office is
distinct from that of the lord chamberlain of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal housekeeping.
Chamberlainship
(Cham"ber*lain*ship), n. Office of a chamberlain.
Chambermaid
(Cham"ber*maid`) n.
1. A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.
2. A lady's maid. [Obs.] Johnson.
Chambertin
(||Cham`ber*tin") n. A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon, in Burgundy.
Chambrel
(Cham"brel) n. Same as Gambrel.
Chameck
(||Cha*meck") n. [Native Brazilian name.] (Zoöl.) A kind of spider monkey having the thumbs
rudimentary and without a nail.
Chameleon
(Cha*me"le*on) n. [L. Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., "ground lion;" chamai` on the
ground + le`wn lion. See Humble, and Lion.] (Zoöl.) A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamæleo, of
several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granulations; the tail is
prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.
Its color changes more or less with the color of the objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed.
In a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green,
or blood red, of various shades, and more or less mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons
belong to Anolis and allied genera of the family Iguanidæ. They are more slender in form than the true
chameleons, but have the same power of changing their colors.
