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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMBRIES

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Ambries is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMBRIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Almery

Almery, aumbrie, or ambry, in architecture, is a recess in the wall of a church, sometimes square-headed, and sometimes arched over, and closed with a door like a cupboard. It is sometimes a cabinet attached to the wall. Medieval box for holding vessels containing holy oils. In Roman Catholic usage, when commonly called an ambry, it is traditionally located in the sanctuary of a church or in the Baptistery, and is used for the storage of the oils used in sacraments: Oil of catechumens, Oil of the Sick, and Sacred Chrism. Former regulations required it to be secured and locked, and lined and veiled with either purple cloth or white. The door was usually marked "O.S." or Olea Sancta, to indicate the contents. Such regulations are now relaxed so that while many churches continue to use such an ambry, the oils are also stored and in some cases displayed in other ways. The term can also be used less formally to indicate a cabinet that contains the chalices, basins, cruets, etc., for the use of the priest; many of them have stone shelves. They are sometimes near the piscina, but more often on the opposite side.

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBRIES»

The term «ambries» is used very little and occupies the 193.337 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBRIES»

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Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England: From ...
We also find similar articles described in the inventories of the furniture of that monarch ; thus, — " Twoo cuppbordes wyth ambries." " A cupporde of waynscote wl ambries." " A cupborde w' ij. smale ambries in ytb." And in a roll containing an  ...
John Henry Parker, 1859
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Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England: From ...
We also find similar articles described in the inventories of the furniture of that monarch ; thus, — " Twoo cuppbordes wyth ambries." " A cupporde of waynscote w* ambries." "A cupborde w' ij. smale ambries in ytb." And in a roll containing an ...
Thomas Hudson Turner, 1859
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Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England: From ...
We also find similar articles described in the inventories of the furniture of that monarch ; thus, — " Twoo cuppbordes wyth ambries." " A cupporde of waynscote w' ambries." "A cupborde w' ij. smale ambries in ytb." And in a roll containing an ...
Thomas Hudson Turner, 1859
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Our English Home: Its Early History and Progress. With Notes ...
TMth Ambries' These depositories were called ambries or almeries, a term derived from the almery or close cupboard of the buttery, in which the broken meat designed for alms was secured from the kitchen knaves P. The buffet, loaded as it ...
‎1861
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Archaeologia Cambrensis: the journal of the Cambrian ...
(Such ambries are common in Welsh churches.) 2. — Ambries and Piscina. — In France, previously to the fourteenth century, there were often two ambries, or credences with piscinas, near the altar.— commonly in the south wall, but ...
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Journal of the British Archaeological Association
The eastern ambries being always an evidence of early times, there are as many as eight ambries all together, and two piscinw, both with shelves, five of the ambries having been closed by doors. At the eastern end of the-chancel is a low side ...
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Basket, Basin, Plate, and Cup: Vessels in the Liturgy
Ambries and the Oil Stocks Three different parishes I know of have made an effort to reserve the holy oils and sacred chrism in a reverent manner. In one, the stocks are kept in the tabernacle of an old side altar now dedicated for that purpose.
David Philippart, 2001
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The Connoisseur
principal use was to hold meat and other viands, and because of this purpose, ambries had their fronts and sides pierced so as to ventilate the interior. A number of enclosed pieces of furniture, which appear to date from the late Fifteenth and ...
James Thomas Herbert Baily, 1943
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Retrospective Review: And Historical and Antiquarian Magazine
"1' ' v twoo Cuppbordes with ambries",'ij tabells withtrestel'ls, one " ' Tome and onestoole, ,; , " f f '-.' A '' A leash or string to lead a hound. It may be inferred from this entry that Carlisle was celebrated for' the manufacture of-themJ '"~'““"'P-l'ah's  ...
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Cathedral Antiquities: Historical and descriptive Accounts, ...
East of the latter is a little vestry, which still contains the ambries. The wall over the altar is decorated with three large, and sixteen small niches; also a facia of demi-angels, shields, &c. The ceiling is adorned with tracery and shields of the royal ...
John Britton, 1836

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBRIES»

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Jellyfish a problem on Naples beach - NBC-2.com WBBH News for …
I'm used to the larger ones that look like ambries'. These were tiny little itty bitty babies," she said. All day beach goers plucked away and ... «NBC2 News, Sep 12»
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Bring back men in black
Miniature baptistries have been replaced by large baptismal pools, the holy oils have been given a more prominent place in glass ambries, ... «U.S. Catholic magazine, Apr 10»

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