ALMERY, ALMERY, AUMBRIE, or AMBRY (fr...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V01,
Page 714
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
ALMERY, ALMERY, AUMBRIE, or AMBRY (from the medieval form almarium, cf. Lat. almarium, a place for keeping tools; cf. O. Fr. aumoire and mod. armoire)
, in architecture, a recess in the wall of a See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
, sometimes square-headed, and sometimes arched over, and closed with a door like a cupboard—used to contain the chalices, basins, cruets, &c., for the use of the priest; many of them have See also: - STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
shelves
.
They are sometimes near the piscina, but more often on the opposite side
.
The word also seems in medieval times to be used commonly for any closed cupboard and even bookcase
.
End of Article: ALMERY, ALMERY, AUMBRIE, or AMBRY (from the medieval form almarium, cf. Lat. almarium, a place for keeping tools; cf. O. Fr. aumoire and mod. armoire)
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