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armoire

[ahrm-wahr, ahrm-wahr] / ɑrmˈwɑr, ˈɑrm wɑr /
NOUN
large cabinet
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The bird flees from her car’s trunk to a watermelon truck to the space behind an armoire, with adults and children, including the high-spirited young daughter, Linda, in hot pursuit.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

At the end of the interview, Pagano proudly showed visitors one of the archive’s prized possessions, which he keeps in an otherwise nondescript wooden armoire near the entrance of his office.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

In “Office Hours,” a film studies professor on the brink of leaving academia discovers a doorway to a cool, dark forest behind an armoire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

This Instagrammer uses an armoire in the hallway to store sheets, and we love that the see-through doors give you a peek at all the pretty patterns inside.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022

Mrs. Janssen's armoire looks clunky and heavy, made of oak.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

If, as the New York Times’ Amanda Hess argues, we live in the “golden age of celebrity branding,” liquor is the filigree on its balustrades, the inlay on its armoires, the leaf on its chandeliers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023

Others sprawled across the president’s canopied bed, or peeked into the teak armoires or the cabinets in a kitchen where a man cooked rice in a large wok.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022

Other 1918 flu-era design changes include using subway tiles in bathrooms for easier cleanup and built-in closets to confine clothes away from people and eliminate dust-catching armoires.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021

Gomez recommends doing the same at home, making sure to dust behind beds, sofas, curtains and any large armoires or case pieces.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2021

Behind him, confiscated treasures are crammed to the ceiling: rolled tapestries, grandfather clocks, armoires, and giant landscape paintings crazed with cracks.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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