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armoire
[ ahrm-wahr, ahrm-wahr ]
noun
- a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
armoire
/ ɑːmˈwɑː /
noun
- a large cabinet, originally used for storing weapons
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of armoire1
Example Sentences
At home in Pemberton, Magpie raves about all the outfits she can stow in the hand-me-down armoire her parents gifted them.
It certainly contains no weapons, so cannot be an armoury, and we conjecture that her word must be a corruption of armoire.
I no longer thought of how pretty my Brittany armoire was or how I loved my Empire desk.
He thrust his hand within the armoire and unhitched the white tunic from its peg.
Almost the moment he stepped from his tall ebony armoire Trent heard steps coming toward him.
In the corner of a panel in the armoire he bored two small holes and blew away the dust that fell from them.
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