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What is another word for armoires?

Pronunciation: [ˈɑːmwɑːz] (IPA)

Armoires, also known as wardrobes or closets, are pieces of furniture that are used for storing clothes, linens, and other personal items. There are many synonyms for the word armoires, including cupboards, cabinets, dressers, and chiffoniers. Cupboards are similar to armoires in that they also serve as storage for various items, but they are typically smaller and may be used for storing dishes, food, or other household goods. Cabinets are another type of storage furniture that can be used for storing a variety of items, from books and papers to dishes and kitchenware. Dressers, on the other hand, are smaller pieces of furniture that are typically used for storing clothing items, such as socks, underwear, and other accessories. Finally, chiffoniers are tall, narrow pieces of furniture that can be used for storing clothing, linens, or other items.
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Madame Saratoff showed them all the rooms, into which men were putting some furniture she had bought in the neighborhood-old armoires and brass-bound chests of black oak as well as some modern iron beds and dressing-tables.
"One Woman's Life"
Robert Herrick
From her presses and armoires, the Signora, seeing we had a taste for such things, brought out the feminine treasures of three generations, the silk and embroidered dresses of last century, the ribosas, the jewelry, the brilliant stuffs of China and Mexico, each article with a memory and a flavor.
"The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner"
Charles Dudley Warner
Dr. Reasono admitted that the request was natural and was entitled to respect; but he delicately suggested the necessity of sustaining the animal function by nutriment, intimating that the ladies had supped but in an indifferent way the evening before, and acknowledging that, philosopher as he was, he should go through the desired explanations after improving the slight acquaintance he had already made with certain condiments in one of the armoires, with far more zeal and point, than could possibly be done in the present state of his appetite.
"The Monikins"
J. Fenimore Cooper

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