chamber workn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃeɪmbə wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈtʃeɪmbər wərk/

Forms: see chamber n. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chamber n., work n.

Etymology: < chamber n. + work n. With sense 3 compare earlier chamber music n.

†1. Sexual activity. Cf. chamber n. Compounds 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun]

playOE

loveOE

toucha1400

chamber workc1450

venery1497

bed-glee1582

bed-game1596

fiddling1622

twatting1893

sexual relations1897

fun time1905

massage1906

sex play1922

actionc1930

hanky-panky1939

making-out1957

lumber1966

c1450 tr. Secreta Secret. (Royal) 30 (MED) Thingis that makith þe body lene..Etyng of salt metes, drynkyng of oold wyn, ouirmoche to vse chambir worke.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxxi. iv What he can do Of chambre werke.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. iv. 105 A patient..married a young wife in a hot summer, and so dryed himselfe with chamber-worke.

1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 406/2 Here begins the rehearsal of his Morning's Chamber work: He picks a Quarrel with his Crevat, that he may engage pretty Miss to tye it anew for him. and then he has a fair Opportunity to make Love by a thousand little effeminate Tricks.

2. The work of a chambermaid. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > servant having care of bedchambers > service of chambermaid

chamber work1837

1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live xx. 199 When I came here I did not know how to do anything well but chamber-work.

1870 ‘F. Fern’ Ginger-snaps 20 Having done chamber work or cooking, for such a number of years in New York.

1999 S. C. Johnson Role of Black Church in Family Literacy i. 17 Spelman's curriculum then included dressmaking, laundry work, chamber work and cooking.

3. Music. A composition written for a small ensemble or for performance in a relatively small venue; a piece of chamber music.

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1848 Times 16 May 8/5 Hayden's quartet in G, No. 81..is as full of fresh ideas and vigorous treatment as any of the master's chamber-works.

1895 Musical Times 36 812/2 This..is essentially a chamber work, and its conversion into an orchestral piece is..inartistic.

1934 A. L. Bacharach Musical Compan. v. 482 There are..modern chamber works weighted with piano parts that make as heavy demands on virtuosity as any concerto.

1966 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune 25 Mar. b2/5 He programmed more chamber works than usual, thus making it seem like an intimate but informal evening of living room chamber music.

2002 A. P. Brown First Golden Age Viennese Symphony ii. 242 Smaller chamber works written for a single performer to a part.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chamber work
释义	chamber workn. Brit. /ˈtʃeɪmbə wəːk/, U.S. /ˈtʃeɪmbər wərk/ Forms: see chamber n. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chamber n., work n. Etymology: < chamber n. + work n. With sense 3 compare earlier chamber music n. †1. Sexual activity. Cf. chamber n. Compounds 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] playOE loveOE toucha1400 chamber workc1450 venery1497 bed-glee1582 bed-game1596 fiddling1622 twatting1893 sexual relations1897 fun time1905 massage1906 sex play1922 actionc1930 hanky-panky1939 making-out1957 lumber1966 c1450 tr. Secreta Secret. (Royal) 30 (MED) Thingis that makith þe body lene..Etyng of salt metes, drynkyng of oold wyn, ouirmoche to vse chambir worke. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxxi. iv What he can do Of chambre werke. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. iv. 105 A patient..married a young wife in a hot summer, and so dryed himselfe with chamber-worke. 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 406/2 Here begins the rehearsal of his Morning's Chamber work: He picks a Quarrel with his Crevat, that he may engage pretty Miss to tye it anew for him. and then he has a fair Opportunity to make Love by a thousand little effeminate Tricks. 2. The work of a chambermaid. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > servant having care of bedchambers > service of chambermaid chamber work1837 1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live xx. 199 When I came here I did not know how to do anything well but chamber-work. 1870 ‘F. Fern’ Ginger-snaps 20 Having done chamber work or cooking, for such a number of years in New York. 1999 S. C. Johnson Role of Black Church in Family Literacy i. 17 Spelman's curriculum then included dressmaking, laundry work, chamber work and cooking. 3. Music. A composition written for a small ensemble or for performance in a relatively small venue; a piece of chamber music. ΚΠ 1848 Times 16 May 8/5 Hayden's quartet in G, No. 81..is as full of fresh ideas and vigorous treatment as any of the master's chamber-works. 1895 Musical Times 36 812/2 This..is essentially a chamber work, and its conversion into an orchestral piece is..inartistic. 1934 A. L. Bacharach Musical Compan. v. 482 There are..modern chamber works weighted with piano parts that make as heavy demands on virtuosity as any concerto. 1966 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune 25 Mar. b2/5 He programmed more chamber works than usual, thus making it seem like an intimate but informal evening of living room chamber music. 2002 A. P. Brown First Golden Age Viennese Symphony ii. 242 Smaller chamber works written for a single performer to a part. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450
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