chamade

[ shuh-mahd ]

/ ʃəˈmɑd /

noun Military Archaic.

a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley.

Origin of chamade

1675–85; <French <Portuguese chamada, equivalent to cham(ar) to sound (<Latin clamāre to shout; see claim) + -ada-ade¹

Words nearby chamade

chalupa, chalutz, chalybeate, chalybite, cham, chamade, chamaedorea, Chamaeleon, chamaephyte, chamber, chamber concert

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Example sentences from the Web for chamade

I answered in my heat, "I knew of no chamade; what poltroonery or what treachery had been going on, I knew not!"
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Upon which Harsch, next morning, has to beat the chamade, and surrender Prisoner of War.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Stralsund instantly beat the chamade, as we heard; and all was surrender and subjection in those regions.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Volume IV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
He asked me, "Don't you know the rules of war, then; that you fire after chamade is beaten?"
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for chamade

chamade

/ (ʃəˈmɑːd) /

noun

military (formerly) a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley

Word Origin for chamade

C17: from French, from Portuguese chamada, from chamar to call, from Latin clamāre

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单词	chamade
释义	chamade [ shuh-mahd ] / ʃəˈmɑd / noun Military Archaic. a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley. Origin of chamade 1675–85; <French <Portuguese chamada, equivalent to cham(ar) to sound (<Latin clamāre to shout; see claim) + -ada-ade¹ Words nearby chamade chalupa, chalutz, chalybeate, chalybite, cham, chamade, chamaedorea, Chamaeleon, chamaephyte, chamber, chamber concert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chamade I answered in my heat, "I knew of no chamade; what poltroonery or what treachery had been going on, I knew not!" History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle Upon which Harsch, next morning, has to beat the chamade, and surrender Prisoner of War. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle Stralsund instantly beat the chamade, as we heard; and all was surrender and subjection in those regions. History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Volume IV. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle He asked me, "Don't you know the rules of war, then; that you fire after chamade is beaten?" History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for chamade chamade / (ʃəˈmɑːd) / noun military (formerly) a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley Word Origin for chamade C17: from French, from Portuguese chamada, from chamar to call, from Latin clamāre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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