PEW : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: PEW	by the DICT Development Group
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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pew \Pew\, v. t. To furnish with pews. [R.] --Ash.
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 Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow. 2.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.