Amory

[ ey-muh-ree ]

/ ˈeɪ mə ri /

noun

a male or female given name.

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

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Words nearby Amory

amorphous, amort, amortization, amortize, amortizement, Amory, Amos, amosite, Amoss' sign, amount, amount at risk

Example sentences from the Web for Amory

Punch was named publisher and as his first act fired Amory Bradford.
Trying Times at The New York Times|Alex S. Jones|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He shook his head implying that he had struggled over Amory but now gave him up.
This Side of Paradise|F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amory, who was performing, looked annoyed, and claimed that he needed a record with less piano in it.
This Side of Paradise|F. Scott Fitzgerald
Amory selected a blade of grass and nibbled at it scientifically.
This Side of Paradise|F. Scott Fitzgerald

Amory flushed, happily invisible under the curtain of wind and rain.
This Side of Paradise|F. Scott Fitzgerald
As he would hardly be likely to take himself off before she had answered his question, Amory did not reply at once.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions

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