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ar⋅moire
[ahrm-wahr, ahrm-wahr] 
wɑr
–noun
| a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves. |
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| ar·moire (ärm-wär', ärm'wär) n. A large, often ornate cabinet or wardrobe. [French armoire, from Old French armaire, from Latin armārium, chest, from arma, tools; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
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armoire
1571, from Fr., from L. armarium "closet, chest, place for implements or tools," from arma "gear, tools, arms." Before being reborrowed from Fr., the word earlier was in Eng. as ambry (1382).
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armoire
large two-door cupboard, usually movable and containing shelves, hanging space, and sometimes drawers. It was originally used for storing arms. The armoires designed by Andre-Charles Boulle, the cabinetmaker to Louis XIV in the late 17th century, are among the most sumptuous and imposing pieces of Western furniture.
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