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chamades

chamades is the plural of chamade.

Meaning of chamade

Noun

chamade (plural chamades)

  1. (historical) A signal sounded on a drum or trumpet inviting a parley.
    • But when the chamade was beat, and the corporal helped my uncle up it, and followed with the colours in his hand, to fix them upon the ramparts.1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 6, Penguin, published 2003, page 402

Questions about chamades

What is chamades the plural of?
Chamades is the plural of chamade.

Words near chamades in the dictionary

  1. chamaar
  2. chamaars
  3. Chamacoco
  4. Chamacocos
  5. chamade
  6. chamades
  7. chamaedoroid
  8. chamaeleon
  9. chamaeleonid
  10. chamaeleonids
  11. chamaeleons

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