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armoire

[ahrm-wahr, ahrm-wahr] / ɑrmˈwɑr, ˈɑrm wɑr /
NOUN
large cabinet
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Soon after, Greene’s work filled nearly every room of his former Rancho Palos Verdes home: lamps, shelves, an altar, an armoire adorned with a lotus flower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

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

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

In one video, Jeanine describes how her brother convinced her to jump off an armoire with an umbrella and try to fly like Mary Poppins.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022

After fifteen seconds of hunting for socks in the armoire, I decided to forgo them entirely.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

They have everything: armoires, dressers, tables, whatever you could possibly want.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

Jamgochian would say as she navigated through a shop stuffed with antique tables, chairs, sofas, settees, bookcases, armoires and more, all of it illuminated by dozens of chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023

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

Seeing the NFL plan for an uncertain future with rote certainty is like watching passengers on the Titanic carefully unpack their bags and place their clothes into cabin armoires.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2020

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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