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Definition of Priedieux
1. priedieu [n] - See also: priedieu
Lexicographical Neighbors of Priedieux
Literary usage of Priedieux
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... a crucifix, two or more priedieux, and, if mass is said, as is often the case
in the houses of the great or wealthy, images of saints by the masters, ..."
2. History of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1882)
"... two or more priedieux, and, if mass is said, as is often the case in the houses
of the great or wealthy, images of saints by the masters, ..."
3. Spain Revisited by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1836)
"... worn partly over the head like a mantilla, filled the choir, seated in their
stalls on either hand, with their priedieux and missals before them, ..."
4. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1882)
"... in the dressing-room a wardrobe, and all necessary toilet appliances; in the
oratory an altar, a crucifix, two or more priedieux, and, if mass is said, ..."
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