Definition of Misericords

1. Noun. (plural of misericord) ¹

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Definition of Misericords

1. misericord [n] - See also: misericord

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misericords

miserablenesses
miserables
miserablism
miserablist
miserablists
miserably
miseration
misere
miserere
misereres
miseres
misericord
misericorde
misericordes
misericordia
misericords (current term)
miseries
miserite
miserlier
miserliest
miserliness
miserlinesses
miserly
miserotia
misers
misery
misery loves company
misery whip
miseryguts
mises

Literary usage of Misericords

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wood Carvings in English Churches by Francis Bond (1910)
"CHAPTER XXX ENUMERATION OF misericords A VAST number of misericords remain, ... But it is impossible to catalogue all the misericords in the parish churches ..."

2. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1915)
"S. The misericords in the cathedral church of Saint- Sauveur at Bruges have considerable artistic merit ; it is not, however, primarily as works of art that ..."

3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1897)
"A systematic study of the carving and devices of the misericords of the choir stalls of our English churches has never before been attempted, ..."

4. English Church Furniture by John Charles Cox, Alfred Harvey (1908)
"CHAPTER VIII THRONES AND CHAIRS—STALLS AND misericords- SEATS AND BENCHES—PEWS—GALLERIES—CHURCH CHESTS THRONES AND CHAIRS IN secular cathedrals, ..."

5. Report and Transactions (1908)
"THE misericords OF EXETER CATHEDRAL. PART II. NOTE. —Several of the examples referred to in this paper are illustrated in the Trans. Dcv. Assoc. for 1907, ..."

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