noun
armoire
arm-WAR/ɑːrmˈwɑːr/
A tall cabinet with doors for storing clothes or other items.
The open wooden armoire holds hanging clothes and neatly folded garments.
Etymology
An armarium was a place for storing implements or tools. The central idea is storage: the word also denoted cupboards and bookcases before its English use for a large clothes wardrobe.
In context
on the far right we see a similar reconstruction of a large uh of a large uh cupboard or or armoire
More examples
- The bedroom has an armoire instead of a closet.
- They restored two antique armoires.
- The armoire's doors conceal shelves and a hanging rail.
Forms
armoire · armoires
Similar words
- wardrobe
- Often the same furniture type, but also a person's clothing collection.
- dresser
- Usually stores clothing in drawers rather than behind tall doors.