ambrosino (ambrozeno)

[It., from the figure of St. Ambrose on the coin: see above.] A IMG:content-0606.png:[blocks in formation] Silver Ambrosino of Milan, British Museum. (Size of the original.) silver coin, weighing about 45 grains, i ued by the republic of Milan A. D. 1250–1310, and bearing the effigy of Ambrose, the patron saint of the city. The name was also applied to a rare Milanese gold coin of the same period. ambrotype (am'brō-tip), n. [ άμβροτος (see ambrosia), immortal, + τύπος, impre ion: see type.] In photog ., a picture made by applying ambrotype a dark backing to the face of a thin negative on gla . The negative, as seen from behind, thus appears as a positive against the backing, the lights being formed by the opaque portions, and the shadows by the backing seen through the more or le transparent portions. ambry (am'bri), n.; pl. ambries (-briz). [In actual modern speech only in north. E. dial. aumry, otherwise only a historical word, spelled prop. ambry, but archaistic ally in various forms of the earlier ambery, as ambrey, aumbry, aum brie (with excrescent b as in number, slumber ), earlier amrie, aumrye, aumrie, aumery, awmery, almery, almary, almarie, also armorie, Hind. almārī, > Anglo-Ind. almirah, q. v.) = It. armario, armadio = G. almer = Bohem. armara, almara = Pol. almaryja, olmaryja = Serv. ormar, orman = Sloven. almara, ormar, omara, or meat-safe. Hir. Will not any fool take me for a wise man now, seeing me draw out of the pit of my treasury this little god with his belly full of gold? Spun. And this, full of the same meat, out of my ambry? Mas singer, Virgin-Martyr, ii. 3. (b) In ancient churches, a niche or rece , fitted with a door, in the wall near the altar, in which the sacred utensils were deposited. In the larger churches and cathedrals ambries were very numerous, were used for various pur Lu poses, and were sometimes large enough to be what we should now call closets, the doors and other parts that were seen being usually richly carved. Ambries are still used in Roman Catholic churches as depositories for the consecrated oils. They are sometimes made portable, in the form of a chest or cupboard, which is hung near the altar. Ambry, Romsey Church, Hampshire, England. (c) A place for keeping books; a library.-2. Same as almonry. [Erroneous use: see etym.] ambs-acet, n. See ambes - ace,