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Definition of Priedieu
1. n. A kneeling desk for prayers.
Definition of Priedieu
1. Noun. A kneeling desk for prayers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Priedieu
1. a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer [n -DIEUS or -DIEUX]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Priedieu
Literary usage of Priedieu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plays of Maurice Maeterlinck by Maurice Maeterlinck (1894)
"I shall turn toward the other side. — Then I shall not see what is there on the
wall. [Some white garments lying on a priedieu are slowly stirred by the ..."
2. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"The handsome carved priedieu of Pius IX. is of French workmanship. Under glass
is a sumptuous priedieu, presented to Leo XIII. by the Genoese. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"In the compartment to the left a monarch kneels at a priedieu on which lie a book
and arched crown, and behind him stand numerous courtiers ..."
4. The Three Sisters of Lord Russell of Killowen and Their Convent Lifeby Matthew Russell by Matthew Russell (1912)
"priedieu Papers on Spiritual Subjects. 2nd edition. 3s. 6d. net. 3. ...
priedieu Papers in his Praise. 2s. 6d. 6. ST. JOSEPH'S ANTHOLOGY. ..."
5. Eight Journeys Abroad by Mary D. Richardson Rosengarten, Frank H. Rosengarten (1917)
"priedieu's to accommodate the whole of them. The Priest was very nice looking—wore
the most gorgeous chasuble you can imagine, over a white linen robe edged ..."
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