armoire

noun

ar·​moire ärm-ˈwär 

 Southern also  ˈär-mər

: a usually tall cupboard or wardrobe

Examples of armoire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their attention turned to a giant cherry-colored armoire that had belonged to a professor now on sabbatical in Malaysia. —Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

There’s one armchair, one armoire, one pair of ballet pointe shoes, and 37 desk lamps. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025

That season, Callie North, an herbalist from Washington State, built a simple a-frame house that had some cool creature comforts: giant fireplace, sauna, cool shelves and storage, an armoire made from sticks, and even a walkway made of pavers. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Aug. 2025

For real jewelry connoisseurs, an armoire, like the Hives and Honey Morgan Jewelry Armoire, is both spacious and stylish. —Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French, alteration (by insertion of /w/ between the labial /m/ and the vowel) of Old French armaire, almaire, aumaire "cabinet with shelves for keeping books or precious objects," from earlier armairie, borrowed from Latin armārium "cabinet, cupboard, bookcase," from arma "implements of war, weapons, equipment" + -ārium -ary entry 1 — more at arm entry 3

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above