Found 1 hit - Term: pew opener, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pew \pew\ p=u, n. oe. pewe, of. puie parapet, balustrade,
balcony, fr. l. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a
parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other
distinguished persons sat, gr. po`dion, dim. of poy`s,
podo`s, foot; -- hence the latin sense of a raised place
orig. as a rest or support for the foot. see foot, and
cf. podium, poy.
1. one of the compartments in a church which are separated by
low partitions, and have long seats upon which several
persons may sit; -- sometimes called slip. pews were
originally made square, but are now usually long and
narrow.
1913 webster
2. any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall,
formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a
pen; a sheepfold. obs. --pepys. --milton.
1913 webster
pew opener, an usher in a church. eng. --dickens.
1913 webster
see also:
foot podium poy slip pew opener
Results 1 - 10 of 23 found about pew opener: Pew
>> P Words
Pew, definition of term: Pew
pew_pag1.html Opener
>> O Words
Opener, definition of term: Opener
opener_pag1.html Letter Opener
>> L Words
Letter Opener, definition of term: Letter Opener
letter+opener_pag1.html Eye Opener
>> E Words
Eye Opener, definition of term: Eye Opener
eye+opener_pag1.html Can Opener
>> C Words
Can Opener, definition of term: Can Opener
can+opener_pag1.html Pew+opener - Definition of Pew+opener by Webster Dictionary
...Pew+opener - Definition of Pew+opener is presented by 1913 online ... Petunse. Petworth marble. Petzite. Peucedanin. Peucil. Pew. Pew opener ... ..
http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Pew+opener, score=100, date indexed=December 16, 2005, 11:59 pm Pew opener - Definition of Pew opener by Webster Dictionary
...Pew opener - Definition of Pew opener is presented by 1913 online ... and dictionary browser. Provides Pew opener usage examples ... ..
http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Pew%20opener, score=89, date indexed=December 15, 2005, 8:22 pm Charles Dickens - Dombey and Son Page 35
...After another cold interval, a wheezy little pew-opener afflicted with ... The register signed, and the fees paid, and the pew-opener (whose ... ..
http://www.charles-dickens.org/dombey-and-son/ebook-page-35.asp, score=69, date indexed=November 7, 2005, 9:21 am 2003: The Sorcerer
...Constance Partlet, daughter of the church??s pew-opener, is in love ... ALINE (her Daughter, betrothed to Alexis). MRS. PARTLET (a Pew-Opener) ... ..
http://website.lineone.net/%7Ephilip.de.voil/shows/2003/2003.htm, score=49, date indexed=January 13, 2006, 9:21 am
...And then the pew-opener had stolen up unobserved, and had taken it so ... And there the little pew-opener had showed her the grave of Anna, ... ..
http://www.obrienbooks.com/samp/S03968.TXT, score=40, date indexed=November 13, 2005, 4:03 pm
Page 1 2 3 Next Last accessed:2008/09/08 13:37:56 [Total processing time: 3 seconds] |