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aumbry

or am·bry

[ am-bree ]

noun

, plural aum·bries.
  1. Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
  2. Chiefly British Dialect. a storeroom, closet, or pantry.
  3. Obsolete. any of various types of closet or cupboard with doors and shelves.


aumbry

/ ˈɔːmbrɪ /

noun

  1. a variant of ambry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aumbry1

First recorded in 1200–1250; Middle English aumry, almerie, almarie, from Old French aumaire, almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, dissimilated variant of armārium, from Latin; armarium
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Example Sentences

There is a very singular aumbry or alms-box, formed in an oak bench-end near the door.

In the north wall there is a square aumbry, and in the south wall a large piscina, with trefoil head and projecting basin.

The deep window recess opposite the door was fitted up as a small chapel, with Aumbry, Piscina, and Sedilia.

An aumbry was a recess in the wall well lined inside with wood so that the damp of the masonry should not spoil the books.

These recesses are shown on the plan here reproduced; so also is the common aumbry in the wall of the south transept.

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