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ambry
n. - A place for keeping victuals; variously applied to a store-closet, pantry, or cupboard in a pantry; a wall-press; a dresser; a meat-safe, as in ‘ambry of hair,’ i.e. with sides of hair-cloth. arch. and dial.--In a church: A cupboard, locker, or closed recess in the wall, for books, sacramental vessels, vestments, etc. arch.--A place for books; library; archives. Obs.--A hutch for live-stock. Obs.--fig. Beneficence, bounty.