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Webster 1913 Edition
Ambry
Am′bry
,Noun.
pl.
Ambries
. [OE.
aumbry
, almery
, OF. almarie
, armarie
, aumaire
, F. armoire
, LL. armarium
chest, cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. arama
arms. The word has been confused with almonry
. See Armory
.] 1.
In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.
2.
A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.
3.
Almonry.
[Improperly so used]
Webster 1828 Edition
Ambry
AM'BRY
,Noun.
1.
An almonry; a place where alms are deposited for distribution to the poor. In ancient abbeys and priories there was an office of this name, in which the almoner lived.2.
A place in which are deposited the utensils for house keeping; also a cupboard; a place for cold victuals.