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| English Dictionary: pew |
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| 3 results for pew |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- pew
- n
- long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
Synonym(s): pew, church bench
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Pew \Pew\, v. t.
To furnish with pews. [R.] --Ash.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Pew \Pew\, n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony,
fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet
or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other
distinguished persons sat, Gr. [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot;
-- hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest
or support for the foot). See {Foot}, and cf. {Podium},
{Poy}.]
1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by
low partitions, and have long seats upon which several
persons may sit; -- sometimes called {slip}. Pews were
originally made square, but are now usually long and
narrow.
2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall,
formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a
pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. Milton.
{Pew opener}, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens.
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