armoire

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armoire

/ɑːmˈwɑː/ UK
/ɑɹmˈwɑɹ/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from Middle French armoire. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and almirah.

noun armoires · armoir

A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe, originally used for storing weapons. The furnishing of this Blue Room was solid and Victorian, it having been the GHQ of my Uncle Tom's late father, who liked things substantial. There was a four-poster bed, a chunky dressing-table, a massive writing table, divers chairs, pictures on the walls of fellows in cocked hats bending over fem

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@misc{armoire_2026,
  title = {armoire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/armoire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}