Example sentences from the Web for ambry

Betty Lamb found the ambry niche in the wall of the ruin at the side of the place where the altar had been.
A Dozen Ways Of Love|Lily Dougall
There is an ambry in the south wall near the east end, and the doorway is semicircular and of Norman character.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
With that he restored the goblet to the secret shelf, put back the drawer, and shut the ambry door.
Foes|Mary Johnston
Ambry, am′bri, n. a niche in churches in which the sacred utensils were kept: a cupboard for victuals.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

There is a double Early English piscina in the south wall, and an ambry in the north.
Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851|Various

ambry

aumbry (ˈɔːmbrɪ)

/ (ˈæmbrɪ) /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ambry ON THESAURUS.COM

noun plural -bries

a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc

obsolete a small cupboard or other storage space

Word Origin for ambry

C14: from Old French almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, from Latin armārium chest for storage, from arma arms

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