aumbry

or am·bry

[ am-bree ]

noun

, plural aum·bries.

1. Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
2. Chiefly British Dialect. a storeroom, closet, or pantry.
3. Obsolete. any of various types of closet or cupboard with doors and shelves.

aumbry

/ ˈɔːmbrɪ /

noun

1. a variant of ambry

Word History and Origins

Origin of aumbry¹

First recorded in 1200–1250; Middle English aumry, almerie, almarie, from Old French aumaire, almarie, from Medieval Latin almārium, dissimilated variant of armārium, from Latin; armarium

Example Sentences

The food has to be really good for this effect, which, at Aumbry, it was.

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A visit to Mary-Ellen McTague’s Aumbry in Prestwich, outside Manchester, was like walking into her front room.

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She and her husband Laurence Tottingham should know: when they opened Aumbry in 2009, their son was 15 months old.

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Photograph: Pål Hansen for Observer Food Monthly Husband and wife, co-head chefs, Aumbry, Prestwich, Manchester "There's no preparing you for it," says Mary-Ellen McTague with a rueful shake of the head.

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Aumbry was a dream that the couple had nurtured since they first met, a decade earlier, in the Lake District at Sharrow Bay, the acclaimed country house hotel on Ullswater.

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