"ambry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæm.bɹi/ [UK] Forms: ambries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English almerie, from Anglo-Norman almarie, aumer, etc., from Old French almarie, from Latin armārium. Doublet of armarium, armoire, and almirah. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|almerie}} Middle English almerie, {{der|en|xno|almarie}} Anglo-Norman almarie, {{m|fro|aumer}} aumer, {{der|en|fro|almarie}} Old French almarie, {{der|en|la|armārium}} Latin armārium, {{doublet|en|armarium|armoire|almirah}} Doublet of armarium, armoire, and almirah Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambry (plural ambries)
  1. (now historical, rare) A bookcase; a library or archive. Tags: historical, rare Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-ambry-en-noun-egTSqyxH Disambiguation of Furniture: 32 18 15 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 10 4 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 13 8 26
  2. (obsolete) A storehouse, especially a niche or recess in a wall used for storage. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-ambry-en-noun-Ycl4gl9Y Disambiguation of Furniture: 32 18 15 35
  3. (now rare) A pantry, or place to store food. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Furniture Translations (historical wardrobe or chest): almárium (Hungarian), almaria [feminine] (Polish), armaria [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ambry-en-noun-IypJi7Ns Disambiguation of Furniture: 32 18 15 35 Disambiguation of 'historical wardrobe or chest': 8 30 42 19
  4. (architecture) A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion vessels, vestments, etc.; an armarium. Categories (topical): Architecture, Furniture Synonyms (cupboard): cupboard, pantry
    Sense id: en-ambry-en-noun-SXTTSyAa Disambiguation of Furniture: 32 18 15 35 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'cupboard': 0 0 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: armarium, almery, aumbrie, aumbry, ambery

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