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ar⋅moire

[ahrm-wahr, ahrm-wahr]
–noun
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.

Origin:
1565–75; < MF; OF b. armaire and aumoire ambry
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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

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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