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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 714 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALMERY, ALMERY, AUMBRIE, or AMBRY (from the See also:medieval See also:form almarium, cf. See also:Lat. almarium, a See also:place for keeping tools; cf. O. Fr. aumoire and mod. See also:armoire)  , in See also:architecture, a See also:recess in the See also:wall of a See also:church, sometimes square-headed, and sometimes arched over, and closed with a See also:door like a See also:cupboard—used to contain the chalices, basins, cruets, &c., for the use of the See also:priest; many of them have See also:stone shelves . They are sometimes near the See also:piscina, but more often on the opposite See also:side . The word also seems in See also:medieval times to be used commonly for any closed cupboard and even See also:bookcase .

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