Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of cupboard used in India; an armoire or wardrobe; a chest of drawers. Also written almyra, almura.

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  • noun Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers.

Etymologies

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from Hindi अलमारी (almārī) or Urdu الماری (almārī), from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium.

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Examples

  • Linen feels quite wet if it is left unused in the _almirah_, or chest of drawers, for a week.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. Various

  • Everything seems the same distance -- you and the almirah and the table inside my eyes or miles away.

    The Story of the Gadsbys Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Miss Biddums obediently stooped to the lowest shelf of the _almirah_ and unearthed the big paper box in which His Majesty the King kept his dearest possessions.

    Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Everything seems the same distance -- you and the almirah and the table -- inside my eyes or miles away.

    Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Suman took out Rs five lakh from the almirah, threw bundles of currency notes on the floor and set them on fire.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • According to a senior official, the radioactive substances were put in an almirah by the scrap dealer who was unaware of its radio-activity.

    NDTV News - Top Stories 2010

  • Her gold jewellery worth about Rs2 lakh was missing from the almirah inside the house,

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • An officer said that the lock of the almirah was not broken either.

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

  • Accordingly, he took the replicas of the keys of the cash chest, almirah and the shop shutter and prepared duplicate keys.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • They asked her to give the keys of almirah where valuables and cash were kept.

    The Times of India 2010

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