| 单词 | faldstool |
| 释义 | faldstool[ fawld-stool ] / ˈfɔldˌstul / nouna chair or seat, originally one capable of being folded, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from his throne or in a church not his own. a movable folding stool or desk at which worshipers kneel during certain acts of devotion. such a stool placed at the south side of the altar, at which the kings or queens of England kneel at their coronation. a desk at which the litany is said or sung. Origin of faldstool1595–1605; <Medieval Latin faldistolium<West Germanic *faldistōl (compare Old High German faltistuol,late Old English fældestōl, fyldestōl); see fold1, stool; cf. fauteuil Words nearby faldstoolfalcula, falcular, falda, falderal, Faldo, faldstool, Falerii, Falernian, Falieri, Faliraki, Faliscan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for faldstoolBritish Dictionary definitions for faldstoolfaldstool / (ˈfɔːldˌstuːl) / nouna backless seat, sometimes capable of being folded, used by bishops and certain other prelates Word Origin for faldstoolC11 fyldestol, probably a translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium folding stool, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German faldstuol Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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