- Aumbry
- Aumbry \Aum"bry\, n. Same as {Ambry}. [1913 Webster]
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Aumbry
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Aumbry — • Its original meaning was a cupboard and it has never lost this more general sense, but even in classical Latin it had of it acquired in addition the special signification of a cupboard of holding books Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Aumbry — In medieval times, an aumbry was a cabinet in the wall of a Christian church or in the sacristy which was used to store chalices and other vessels and which was used also for the reserved sacrament, the consecrated elements from the communion… … Wikipedia
aumbry — n. (also ambry) (pl. ies) 1 a small recess in the wall of a church. 2 hist. a small cupboard. Etymology: ME f. OF almarie, armarie f. L armarium closet, chest f. arma utensils * * * aumbry(e, bery, bray, brey, brie archaic spellings of ambry … Useful english dictionary
aumbry — /am bree/, n., pl. aumbries. ambry. * * * … Universalium
Aumbry — See Ambry … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
aumbry — n. ambry, storehouse, pantry; jug, vessel (in a church) … English contemporary dictionary
aumbry — [ ɔ:mbri] (also ambry) noun (plural aumbries) a small recess or cupboard in the wall of a church. Origin ME: from OFr. armarie, from L. armarium closet , from arma utensils … English new terms dictionary
Aumbry — ♦ A cupboard in a church in which to lock up sacred vessels, etc. (O.F. armarie; L. armaria, um, a cupboard, originally for arms). (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) a stone cupboard, usually set in the north wall of the chancel, for… … Medieval glossary
aumbry — /ˈɔmbri/ (say awmbree) noun → ambry …
aumbry — n. see ambry … Dictionary of difficult words
