almirah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of almirah
1875–80; ≪ Portuguese almario < Latin armārium armarium
Example Sentences
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No one but the khansaman knew of the secret entrance through the surgery wall, and it had been a happy thought of his to place the almirah against it, and to make the sliding panel.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
Looking through this latter, Ahmed saw the medicine-room of which the darwan had spoken; the bottles stood in array on the shelves of a large almirah.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
The girl of the wall-almirah used every day to come out and eat a part of the food, and after eating used to return to her place in the almirah.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day
The almirah with its contents must have weighed 50 stones.
From Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition by S. Mukerji
When he returned to the other room, he secured both the inner and the outer doors; then, furtively as a thief might move, he went to the almirah.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
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