ambry
Britishnoun
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a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
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obsolete a small cupboard or other storage space
Etymology
Origin of ambry
C14: from Old French almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, from Latin armārium chest for storage, from arma arms
Example Sentences
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Coming to a fine carved ambry, he hesitated, then stood still.
From Foes by Johnston, Mary
Cicely Elliott looked around her in the darkening room: beside the ambry there hung a brush of feathers such as they used for the dusting of their indoor clothes.
From The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court by Ford, Ford Madox
In the N. aisle is an ambry, and in the S. aisle a sedile and two piscinæ, and on the N. side another ambry.
From Hertfordshire by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
He opened a door of the ambry, pulled out a drawer, and, pressing some spring, revealed a narrow, secret shelf.
From Foes by Johnston, Mary
A large ambry adjoins the door in the outer wall.
From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald
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