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Word entry · 5 letters

ambry

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"Bookcase"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæm.bɹi/Sorted abmryStarts with AEnds with Y1 clues
1A2M3B4R5Y

Definitions

  1. A bookcase; a library or archive.

Word origin

From Middle English almerie, from Anglo-Norman almarie, aumer, etc., from Old French almarie, from Latin armārium. Doublet of armarium, armoire, and almirah.

Used in a sentence

  • This collection, then, was the college reference library; corresponding with the common aumbry of the monastery, but also indicative of the principle of all library organisation[…].
  • In the closets or almeries on each side of the Frater-house door in the Cloisters, Towels were kept white and clean to dry their Hands upon.
  • Used by a wholesaler or retailer as a wine cabinet, the ambry cupboard suited the needs of a neighborhood inn or small-scale private kitchen.

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