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armoire

English

Alternative forms

  • armoir (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French armoire. Doublet of ambry and armarium.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??m?w??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??m?w??/

Noun

armoire (plural armoires)

  1. A type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe - originally used for storing weapons.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:armoire.

French

Etymology

From Old French armaire, aumaire, borrowed from Latin arm?rium, from arma (weapons, tools).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a?.mwa?/

Noun

armoire f (plural armoires)

  1. wardrobe (British), closet (US), a cabinet, taller than it is wide, for storing things.

Derived terms

  • armoire à glace

Descendants

  • Louisiana Creole French: larmwa (via le armoire)
  • Seychellois Creole: larmwar (via le armoire)
  • ? English: armoire
  • Sicilian: armuarra, muarra

Further reading

  • “armoire” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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closets

English

Noun

closets

  1. plural of closet

Verb

closets

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of closet

Anagrams

  • closest, cotless

Spanish

Noun

closets m pl

  1. plural of closet

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