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Signal for a parley with a foe
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chamade
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n. (context military historical English) A signal sounded on a drum or trumpet inviting a parley.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
''For the French novel by Françoise Sagan, see La chamade . For the car, see Renault 19 '' In war , a chamade was a certain beat of a drum, or sound of a trumpet, which was addressed to the enemy as a kind of signal, to inform them of some proposition to ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chamade \Cha*made\, n. [F. chamade, fr. Pg. chamada, fr. chamar to call, fr. L. clamare.] (Mil.) A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum. They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche. --Addison.
Usage examples of chamade.
At the entrance to the Rue Chamade and the Rue Suspedard, old chains bar the way to vehicles.
So knowing he was the governor's adviser, we beat a chamade and sent him across with a flag of truce.