Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large, often ornate cabinet or wardrobe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ambry; a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves; especially, one which is inclosed or shut in with doors from base to cornice, and is simple and roomy in design.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
cupboard ,cabinet , orwardrobe - originally used for storing weapons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Opening up the built-in armoire, to place our belongings, I found a few strands of hair in the drawers and make-up stains along the cupboard door: traces of another woman's life.
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Opening up the built-in armoire, to place our belongings, I found a few strands of hair in the drawers and make-up stains along the cupboard door: traces of another woman's life.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Opening up the built-in armoire, to place our belongings, I found a few strands of hair in the drawers and make-up stains along the cupboard door: traces of another woman's life.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Both serve many purposes: the chair seats one person and then two and gets moved and tossed about here and there while the armoire is a writing desk, a closet, a hiding place and more.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "School For Lies" A Triumph Michael Giltz 2011
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Both serve many purposes: the chair seats one person and then two and gets moved and tossed about here and there while the armoire is a writing desk, a closet, a hiding place and more.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "School For Lies" A Triumph Michael Giltz 2011
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In the top of her armoire was a vintage leather suitcase that contained the artifacts of her youth.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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In the armoire was a pair of more ornate Moroccan foot coverings, which she thought might go well with the dressing gown Gilbert had been found in.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006
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In the top of her armoire was a vintage leather suitcase that contained the artifacts of her youth.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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In the top of her armoire was a vintage leather suitcase that contained the artifacts of her youth.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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My armoire was a hand-me-down from a friend, and beside it stood my most shameful design items: two rolling plastic drawer towers.
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