abditory
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin abditorium, from abdō (“to hide”).
Noun
abditory (plural abditories)
- (rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items. [mid 17th century][2]
Translations
place for hiding or preserving
|
References
- “abditory”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abditory”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.