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Definition of Almirah
1. ambry [n -S] - See also: ambry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almirah
Literary usage of Almirah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folk-tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day (1883)
"He had forgotten everything about the egg, and the door of the \vall-almirah had
been kept closed, though not locked, ever since the day the egg was put ..."
2. The Province of Burma: A Report Prepared on Behalf of the University of Chicago by Alleyne Ireland (1907)
"(6) He shall be responsible that all poisons are kept under lock and key in a
box, drawer, or almirah and the key retained by him; that all bottles or ..."
3. Madame Blavatsky and Her "theosophy": A Study by Arthur Lillie (1895)
"At the back of this cabinet, against the wall of the bricked window already
mentioned, was placed the armoire d glace (glass almirah) which madame brought ..."
4. The Tribes on My Frontier: An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy by Edward Hamilton] [Aitken (1887)
"After much pondering I decide to open the almirah, and sure enough it bounces
out of a nest of neckties, and, lighting on my foot, clambers, ..."
5. The land of Ind; or, Glimpses of India by Kerr, James (1873)
"I had often observed a small hole in the door of this almirah, caused by a knot
in the wood having dropped out, but it excited no further attention. ..."
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