| 单词 | parlour pew |
| 释义 | > as lemmasparlour pew parlour pew n. now historical a pew in a church furnished like a small parlour and usually occupied by the most important family in the parish. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > [noun] > private pulpitc1390 closetc1400 pewc1400 family pew1747 pew bench1850 parlour pew1896 1896 Daily News 30 May 8/5 The village church, lately in possession of a ‘squire's pew’, carpeted, with fireplace, chairs, and tables; a snuggery wherein the great man snored unobserved,..now the parlour pew is gone. 1999 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 3 Aug. 4 Larger ‘parlour pews’ for the high status families..sometimes replaced the Chantry Chapels and were often furnished with curtains, a fireplace, carpets, upholstered seats and in some churches, a private entrance into the church. < as lemmas |
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