1. Plural of aumbry; recessed cupboards or niches in the wall of a church, typically used to store sacred vessels, vestments, or the consecrated bread and wine.
Usage: ecclesiastical; also spelled 'ambries' or 'ambries'

Examples

• The medieval church contained several aumbries built into the chancel walls.
• Priests stored the chalice and paten in the aumbries when not in use.
• The stone aumbries were carved with decorative patterns typical of Gothic architecture.
• During the restoration, workers discovered hidden aumbries behind the plaster.
• The sacristan carefully arranged the vestments in the wooden aumbries.