prie-dieu
noun
a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.
prie-dieus
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pluralof prie-dieu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Frescoed, marbled 16th-century interiors lead from one into another, handsomely furnished with spiritual artifacts and a liberal supply of prie-dieus, should anyone feel the sudden desire to kneel and pray.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2010
From half-closed eyes he sees a crowd of red peasant women, sees the little school-boys who crowd as near as possible to the carved prie-dieus of the gentry.
From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Ossip Schubin
In the lower lights Philibert and Margaret, richly dressed, kneel at their prie-dieus, supported by their patron saints.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Eleanor E. Tremayne
The beautiful and bright chapel of the Carmelite convent was free of people; two prie-dieus, side by side, had been placed at the entrance of the church.
From Mariquita A Novel by John Ayscough
Among the congregation, but nearest to the two prie-dieus, knelt Sarella and Mr. Gore.
From Mariquita A Novel by John Ayscough
