armarium
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of armarium
From Latin: “cupboard, safe,” equivalent to arm(a) “weapons, tools” + -ārium -arium
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They would take the armarium that was in daily use, and adapt it to their own purposes.
From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis
As he had charge of the armarium or press for storing books, he was also sometimes styled "armarius."
From Old English Libraries by Savage, Ernest Albert
I have placed the armarium at the end of the room, opposite the window.
From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis
Cassiodorus had the books of his monastery stored in presses, or armaria.
From Old English Libraries by Savage, Ernest Albert
Here it is evidently a recess in the wall closed by a door—like one of the later armaria.
From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis
The monastic librarian, as we should call him, was known as the armarius, since he had charge of the armaria or book-presses.
From The Story of Books by Rawlings, Gertrude Burford
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