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单词 purple chamber
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Definition of purple chamber in English:

purple chamber

noun
historical

  • A room in the palace of the Byzantine Emperors in which members of the royal family were born, believed either to be decorated with purple cloth or to be inlaid with porphyry; the porphyry chamber; also in extended use.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Dixon (?1615–1688), Church of England clergyman.

Definition of purple chamber in US English:

purple chamber

noun
historical

  • A room in the palace of the Byzantine Emperors in which members of the royal family were born, believed either to be decorated with purple cloth or to be inlaid with porphyry; the porphyry chamber; also in extended use.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Dixon (?1615–1688), Church of England clergyman.
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