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ambry

US // (ˈæmbrɪ) //

琥珀,琥珀色,琥珀琥珀,琥珀色的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural -bries

    • : a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
    • : obsolete a small cupboard or other storage space

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Examples

  • Below the hall is seen a small ambry or cupboard in the wall.

  • Ambry, am′bri, n. a niche in churches in which the sacred utensils were kept: a cupboard for victuals.

  • There is a double Early English piscina in the south wall, and an ambry in the north.

  • With that he restored the goblet to the secret shelf, put back the drawer, and shut the ambry door.

  • There is an ambry in the south wall near the east end, and the doorway is semicircular and of Norman character.