Lexicographical Neighbors of Amberies
Literary usage of Amberies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris (1810)
"... and amberies for the safe keeping of the vestments and ornaments belonging
... three or four little amberies in the wall, for the same use and purpose. ..."
2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1876)
"They had amberies for the daily relief of the poor, and infirmaries for the sick,
maimed, or superannuate, with officers appointed to attend them. ..."
3. The Siyar-ul-Mutakherin: A History of the Mahomedan Power in India During by Ṭabaṭāḅāī Ghulām Husain Khān, Ghulām Husain Khān, John Briggs (1832)
"... and Siva-sing, the commandant of the corps called amberies, with many other
commanders, marched out of the city and took up an advantageous post between ..."
4. The Theological and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones by William Jones (1810)
"... (or amberies) as they were then called. I do not pretend to say that there
was no mixture of superstition in these things; that charity was not carried ..."
5. The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William by William Jones (1801)
"... (or amberies) as they were then called. I do not pretend to say that there
was no mixture of superstition in these things ; that charity was not carried ..."
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