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Meanings of pews in English

Russian
стасидия
Spanish
banco de iglesia
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Long bench seat or enclosed box, used for seating members of an audience.

стасидия
Usage of pews in English
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We could see the rhythmic motion of the fan-drill in the pews.
Days Off, and Other Digressions
2
In a position of dignity the Temple Barholm pews over-looked the congregation.
T. Tembarom
3
The service progressed upon a distinct wave of excitement in the pews.
In His Steps
4
The people in the pews do not believe what they hear preached.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
5
But it was a pincushion heaven, with hymn-books in all the pews.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
6
It didn't seem to cast any light on the pews or floor.
The Reality Dysfunction
7
The bare, yellow-varnished wooden pews glowed with the reflection from the chandeliers.
Fanny Herself
8
When fear gets into the pulpit faith goes out of the pews.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
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At least forty members of Congress took seats in the front pews.
A Brewing Storm
10
The pews were all taken out to make seats for the theatre.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
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The steeple was high, the walls were white, the pews were square.
A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
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Many had furrowed their brows; some had even tut-tutted from their pews.
The Information Officer
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But pews without heads in them are a still more depressing spectacle.
Pages from an Old Volume of Life; A Collection of Essays, 1857-1...
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The hosts did, however, pull out all the pews for the night.
The Irish Times
15
Most of the pews being sold, the church is partly paid for.
Diary in America, Series One
16
The nave and aisles were low, and filled with pews and galleries.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
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