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Meanings of pew in английском

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

стасидия
португальский
banco de igreja
каталонский
banc d'església

Long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation.

banco de igreja
Synonyms
Examples for "pews"
Examples for "pews"
1
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
Usage of pew in английском
1
And I sat with the Lieutenant in his pew, in great state.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
2
I sobbed aloud in one pew and Mrs. Judge Reeves in another.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe / Compiled From Her Letters and Jo...
3
The first glance revealed Alfred Hardie standing in the very next pew.
Hard Cash
4
The nurse was in the pew too, with his son and heir.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
5
Showing the gallery of communication to the Seigneural pew, seen in face.
Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
6
She was trying to get at it now in the narrow pew.
Women of the Country
7
We will give the passports to the man in that little pew.
Rollo in Switzerland
8
The concert is free, but get there early to snag a pew.
The Irish Times
9
They found perfect seats in a pew just beyond the deanery stalls.
In the Wilderness
10
She saw them sitting in their pew far down toward the chancel.
The Bride of the Mistletoe
11
The dispute, we understand, originated about a pew in the parish church.
Highways and Byways in Sussex
12
When I say sure, they deposit him, aslant, onto the back pew.
Lit: a memoir
13
This will make the pulpit more bold and the pew more manly.
Around the Tea-Table
14
Marcia walked the brilliant strip and sat down in the minister's pew.
A Son of the Hills
15
The girl whom he had introduced into the pew dropped her prayer-book.
The Puritans
16
He gripped the back of the pew, hardly trusting himself to speak.
Relentless Pursuit
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Translations for pew
русский
стасидия
испанский
banco de iglesiabancos
португальский
banco de igreja
каталонский
banc d'església
Pew through the time
Pew across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common