bedchamber
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bedchamber
First recorded in 1325–75, bedchamber is from the Middle English word bedchaumbre. See bed, chamber
Example Sentences
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Madame Ionesco gave them a wink and disappeared behind the bedchamber door.
From Literature
Still thinking, she closed the door of her bedchamber behind her and headed toward the nursery.
From Literature
In the darkness of her cozy bedchamber, with her moss-green bedspread and the drawer pulls in the shape of mushrooms, she could almost pretend she was in the forest already.
From Literature
Before that, Serra could most often be found mining France’s centuries past for mordant tableau vivants of corporeal concern, most notably in his protracted bedchamber drama “The Death of Louis XIV.”
From Los Angeles Times
Lloyd retrieved them and placed them with the binoculars in his bedchamber.
From Literature
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