almirah

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Let the servants help you to secure them and then you will know what is wrong with Alice The two Chinamen were soon routed out from behind the almirah, captured and handed over to the police.

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  • Airconditioner, 2 Cots, 2 mattresses,1 almirah (enuf space), curta - ins, 1 study table, 1 chair, big dressing mirror (dressing table not available), Internet connection, Intercom facility (STD can be taken on the phone) and rack for keeping books.
  • After sneaking in, they put a pistol at the builder's wife Kusum's head, overpowered her younger son, snatched keys to an almirah and took out all valuables, including Rs. 1.70 lakh in cash and jewellery worth over Rs. 23 lakh, the family told police. —  SiliconIndia.com
  • "They broke open an almirah but could not break into the armoury," a police officer said. —  The Times of India
  • An officer said: "Ten rounds were found lying near the pistols and another ten to twelve were packed in an almirah." —  Latest News Online - The Indian Express
  • Each one will be provided with a bed, almirah (7 feet, steel, full length dressing mirror on door) with keys, a hard bed, a table and chair, individual 3 tier hanging rack.
 

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  1. Anglo-Indian, from Hindustani almārī, from Portuguese almario, armario, from Latinarmarium, a closet, chest, later English ambry, q. v.
 

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